Privacy Act (Canada) — The Privacy Act is Canadian federal legislation that came into effect on July 1, 1983. [cite web|url=http://privcom.gc.ca/fs fi/02 05 d 15 e.asp|title=Privacy Legislation in Canada|accessdate=2006 08 16] The act sets out rules for how… … Wikipedia
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Free Access to Law Movement — The Free Access to Law Movement is the umbrella name for the collective of legal projects across several common law countries to provide free online access to legal information such as case law and legislation. The movement began in 1992 with the … Wikipedia
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Religious freedom in Canada — is a constitutionally protected right, allowing believers the freedom to assemble and worship without limitation or interference. Legal frameworkConstitutional rightsThe Fundamental Freedoms section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms… … Wikipedia
Defences in copyright law in Canada — Canadian Copyright Act provides a monopoly right to the owners of the copyrighted work. This implies that any person without the authorization or consent from the copyrighted owner cannot use his work. But some provisions in the Act, defends the… … Wikipedia
Jury nullification — means making a law void by jury decision; in other words, the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless of the weight of evidence against him or her. [… … Wikipedia
Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto — SCCInfoBox case name=Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto heard date=February 20, 1995 decided date=July 20, 1995 citations= [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 docket=24216 chief justice=not present puisne justices= La Forest, L Heureux Dubé, Gonthier,… … Wikipedia
Privilege of Peerage — The Privilege of Peerage is the body of special privileges belonging to members of the British Peerage, and is distinct from Parliamentary privilege, which applies to only those peers serving in the House of Lords and the members of the House of… … Wikipedia
William Brydges — was arrested, but not convicted in Canada, for the murder of Elizabeth MacLeod. His case was a Canadian precedent, and created significant controversy after the Supreme Court of Canada upheld his acquittal. He was found to have been denied access … Wikipedia
