Our Fundamental Freedoms The Fundamental Freedoms Democratic and
- Slides: 13
Our Fundamental Freedoms
The Fundamental Freedoms Democratic and Mobility Rights Legal and Equality Rights Language and General Rights
The Charter’s fundamental rights and freedoms are divided into a number of categories: � Fundamental Freedoms � Democratic Rights � Legal Rights � Equality Rights � Official Languages � Minority Language Educational Rights
� Guarantees certain rights and freedoms, while making it clear that these rights and freedoms are not absolute. They are subject to reasonable limits. � These include freedom of: � conscience and religion � thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communications � peaceful assembly and association
� Every citizen has the right to vote although there are reasonable restrictions in place (age, mental capacity, residence, registration, and judges) � Maximum duration of an elected legislative bodies is five years and it must be in session at least once a year
� Guarantees the right to move in and out of Canada and between provinces � Most Charter cases regarding Mobility Rights deal with extradition of those accused of committing crimes in other countries � The right to pursue a livelihood in any province is controversial because of provincial unemployment rates and social programs
� Sections 7 to 11 of the Charter cover all areas of criminal law-from investigating a crime, ensuring procedural fairness at trial, and deciding about use of evidence through to sentencing convicted offenders.
� Life, liberty, and security of the person and cannot be deprived of these rights unless in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice (Examples: Right to die and Abortion) � Security against unreasonable search and seizure � No arbitrary detention or imprisonment � Be informed promptly for the reasons for any arrest or detention � Right to be informed with out delay that the accused can obtain the assistance of a lawyer after arrest and then granted a reasonable amount of time to do so
� Trial within a reasonable time by an impartial tribunal and cannot be forced to testify at his or her trial � The presumption of innocence until proven guilty and the accused cannot be denied reasonable bail without just cause � Cannot be trailed for the same crime twice (“Double Jeopardy”)
� No cruel and unusual punishment as the courts must consider the gravity of the offence, the personal characteristics of the offender, and the particular circumstances of the case when sentencing � Evidence given in court by witnesses cannot have their testimony used against them � The right to a court-appointed interpreter
� Every individual is considered equal and that government cannot discriminate in its laws or programs and is broken into three parts: � Equal treatment before and under the law � Equal benefit and protection of the law � These rights are applied equally without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability
� Programs provided by governments are to be designed to improve the conditions of certain disadvantaged groups even if viewed as discriminatory by the majority Example: Handicapped Parking Spaces � The phrase in particular means that the areas mentioned as areas of potential discrimination are examples Example: Sexual Orientation is also considered � This section applies to ‘every individual’ or ‘everyone, ’ not ‘every citizen’ purposefully to include non-Canadian citizens who are in Canada and to exclude corporations
� Language rights in the Charter affirm that: � English and French are the official languages of Canada � All services and publications offered by governments must be available in both languages � Minority language education rights in certain circumstances
- Fundamental democratic rights
- Four freedoms of the eu
- Four freedoms of the eu
- Module 2 the animal world
- Freedoms foundation teacher programs
- Freedoms
- Freedoms
- Chapter 4 civil liberties
- Civil liberties first amendment freedoms
- Chapter 10 section 1 democratic reform and activism
- Chapter 10 section 1 democratic reform and activism
- Awareness of ourselves and our environment is:
- Is our awareness of ourselves and our environment.
- Our awareness of ourselves and our environment