Canadian Law and Criminal Code Knowledge Flashcards
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In what year did the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms come into force?
Answer: 1982
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms came into force on April 17, 1982, as part of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Which section of the Canadian Charter protects everyone against unreasonable search and seizure?
Answer: Section 8
Section 8 of the Charter provides everyone the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure by the state.
Under Section 10(b) of the Charter, what right must police advise an arrested or detained person of?
Answer: The right to retain and instruct counsel without delay
Section 10(b) requires police to promptly inform anyone arrested or detained of their right to retain and instruct a lawyer without delay.
The 'notwithstanding clause,' allowing Parliament to temporarily override certain Charter rights, is found in which section?
Answer: Section 33
Section 33 of the Charter is the 'notwithstanding clause,' permitting Parliament or a legislature to override certain rights for renewable five-year periods.
Section 7 of the Charter protects life, liberty, and security of the person, except in accordance with what?
Answer: The principles of fundamental justice
Section 7 rights can only be limited in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice, a standard Canadian courts have interpreted broadly.
Section 9 of the Canadian Charter protects everyone from which of the following?
Answer: Arbitrary detention or imprisonment
Section 9 guarantees that everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned by the state.