Canadian Supreme Court - Definition The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Canadian_Supreme_Court
Extractions: The Supreme Court Building in Ottawa The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa . It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both the civil law of the province of Quebec and the common law of the other provinces and territories. When handling Quebec civil law cases the court is careful to have them reviewed by the three civil law judges that are always on the court. The court is composed of nine justices, formally appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Cabinet. The court is housed in a massive Art Deco building designed by Ernest Cormier Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 6 Sources Politics of Canada Executive Monarchy (The Crown) Governor General ... Judicial Supreme Court Lower Courts of Appeal Constitution Regions ... Provinces and territories The creation of the Court was authorized by the Constitution Act (formerly called the British North America Act 1867). The first bills for its creation, introduced in the
Canadian Supreme Court CanWest News Service – February 23, 2007 . Canadian Supreme Court annuls antiterror measure . Andrew Mayeda OTTAWA - Secret trials of non-citizens under Canadian immigration http://www.archives2007.ghazali.net/html/canadian_supreme_court.html
Extractions: security certificates Judgment Shows Extreme Anti-Terror Measures Inconsistent with Charter of Rights OTTAWA, CANADA - February 23, 2007 - The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CAN) applauds the Supreme Court judgment striking down the Security Certificates process made today. The top court ruled that Security Certificates are unconstitutional as they are inconsistent with a number of Charter rights, including fundamental justice, the right not to be arbitrarily detained and the right to a fair defense. The government now has one year to enact legislation that is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Welcome To The Supreme Court Of Canada's Home Page This is the Supreme Court of Canada’s home page. It features a message from the Chief Justice, the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, and includes links to the http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/home-accueil/index-eng.asp
Canadian Supreme Court Nixes Terror Law | Earth Times News The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the present government laws to combat terrorism are against Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.The ninejudge panel ruled http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/33937.html
Extractions: Home Business Entertainment Environment ... Press release Posted : Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:01:00 GMT Category : America (World) News Alerts by Email ( click here Home The Canadian Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the present government laws to combat terrorism are against Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In his ruling, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote, "Before the state can detain people for significant periods of time, it must accord them a fair judicial process". The review was brought to the court's notice by three foreigners, all of whom are alleged to have links with Islamic terror group, al-Qaeda.
Extractions: Search This service is provided through a collaborative effort of the Supreme Court of Canada and LexUM This collection includes the decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada since 1948. While the database is not comprehensive, many decisions before 1948 are available, including all decisions originating from Ontario and British Columbia back to 1876. Decisions published in the Supreme Court Reports from 1970 to date are available in both English and French. Decisions published prior to 1970 are available in the language of publication only. Unreported Judgments containing these words with this case name with this neutral citation or docket number Advanced Search R. v. Lee
Canadian Supreme Court To Mull Exemptions From Religious Subjects | AHN Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will hear a petition filed by a Quebec couple to exempt their children from religious subjects http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7020301699
Extractions: Topics: judiciary education teaching and learning curriculum ... Canada AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) - The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will hear a petition filed by a Quebec couple to exempt their children from religious subjects. Quebec introduced new ethics and religion culture courses in 2008 for all elementary and high school students, except Grade 9 students. The courses replaced three options available to Quebec students on moral education and two other courses with Roman Catholic and Protestant focus. The new subjects aim to give students an overview of religions practiced by Quebec residents such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Native spiritualism. The couple questioned the compulsory nature of the courses. Their arguments were previously rejected by the Quebec Superior Court and the Quebec Court of Appeal, prompting the parents to elevate the matter to the Supreme Court.
Extractions: More Heritage Sites For Members Resources Everything Reports Staff Events Graphics Video Audio Blog Published on July 22, 2005 by Jacques Chaoulli Lecture ROBERT E. MOFFIT: Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to join my co-host, Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute, in welcoming you to The Heritage Foundation. We are honored to have with us Dr. Jacques Chaoulli, whose recent case before the Canadian Supreme Court ended in a major victory for health care freedom in Canada. In Canada, patients have long been legally prohibited from spending their own money to purchase medical care privately if that care was also provided under the Canadian government's health care program. Many Canadians who did not want endure the wait for treatment under the government program, or suffer the pain or inconvenience of these restrictions, would often have to travel to the United States to get the care that they wanted or needed. That is why Dr. Chaoulli's victory in the Canadian Supreme Court, allowing patients to secure private care in Canada, is historic.
Extractions: "This decision underscores the need for the U.S. to reverse its decision to prosecute Omar Khadr before an illegal military commission," said Jamil Dakwar, Director of the ACLU Human Rights Program. "As a teenager, Omar Khadr was subjected to abusive interrogations and sleep deprivation by U.S. officials without access to court or counsel, and with no regard for his status as a juvenile. It is encouraging that the Canadian justice system has found that this is no way to treat youth in detention, and recognized that Omar Khadr's rights continue to be violated. Omar Khadr should be sent back to Canada where he can be rehabilitated or, if there is evidence enough to prosecute him in the U.S., he should be charged and tried in a federal court." Omar Khadr was captured in Afghanistan in 2002 and was accused of throwing a grenade that killed an Army medic in Afghanistan, a charge he has denied. Today's decision by the Canadian Supreme Court found that Canadian officials participated in the violation of his rights, but stopped short of ordering the Canadian government to seek his repatriation from the U.S. The Court did award Khadr legal costs and left the decision as to how to respond up to the Canadian government.
Extractions: Skip to site navigation Browser does not support script. Browser does not support script. Browser does not support script. UK Home OUT-LAW News News Archive December 2002 Canadian Supreme Court rejects oncomouse patent OUT-LAW News, 10/12/2002 The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday ruled that a genetically modified mouse, developed by Harvard University to be used in cancer research, is not an invention and cannot be patented under Canadian law. The Harvard mouse, also known as "oncomouse" from the Greek word for tumour, was developed in the late 1980s. It is genetically altered so that it is susceptible to cancer after receiving relatively small amounts of carcinogens that do not normally affect other animals. Its developers claim that it helps clinical research by producing fast experimental results. Harvard has been trying to patent the mouse in Canada since 1985. Its application was initially rejected by the country's commissioner for patents, who decided that the creation of the mouse did not meet the Canadian patent law's requirements of "manufacture" and "composition of matter". A federal court in 1997 sided with the commissioner's decision. However, an appeals court ruled in 2000 that transgenic mammals, such as the oncomouse, constitute a composition of matter and therefore can be patentable under certain conditions.
Extractions: [JURIST] CTV News is reporting that the Supreme Court of Canada has approved a proposed federal law that would make same-sex marriage legal across Canada. Lower courts in six Canadian provinces and one territory have already ruled that the traditional legal definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In its ruling delivered just a few minutes ago, the high court concluded that the federal government has the right to legalize same-sex marriage but declined to rule on the question of whether the traditional definition of marriage was constitutional or not under the Charter. The Canadian Department of Justice has more on the same-sex marriage reference . CTV News has more 9:56 AM ET - The Canadian Supreme Court's judgment is now online here . In making its decision, the high court also noted that "the guarantee of religious freedom in s. 2(a) of the Charter is broad enough to protect religious officials from being compelled by the state to perform civil or religious same-sex marriages that are contrary to their religious beliefs."
Extractions: Home Business Entertainment Environment ... Press release Posted : Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:52:00 GMT Category : Health News Alerts by Email ( click here Home In a historic ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada reversed a Quebec law that had banned private health insurance in the province. The court said that the ban was unconstitutional and that the public health system had failed to deliver timely medical aid to the people. The court agreed in a 4-3 ruling, that the challenge by a Quebec patient and a doctor was rational and valid. The patient and the doctor had told the court that this ban on private health insurance was jeopardizing the well being of people who desperately needed treatment. This ruling means that existing Quebec laws that ensured a monopoly for the public health system stand null and void.
Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Patent On Harvard's Genetically Modified Mouse - January 3, 2003. Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Patent on Harvard's Genetically Modified Mouse. By KAREN BIRCHARD. The Supreme Court of Canada in December rejected Harvard University's http://chronicle.com/article/Canadian-Supreme-Court-Rejects/33928/
Fate Of Safe-Injection Program In Hands Of Canadian Supreme Court The Canadian Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the federal government has the power to shut down a pioneering Vancouver program that provides drug addicts a safe place http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2010/fate-of-safe-injection
Canadian Supreme Court - Hyperlink Lawsuit | Geekosystem The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear an appeal in a lawsuit that wishes to prove that hyperlinking constitutes publication, and that hyperlinkers can be thus be http://www.geekosystem.com/canadian-hyperlink-lawsuit/
Law-Lib: Re: Canadian Supreme Court Cases Re Canadian Supreme Court cases From Darin Fox (dfox@Law.USC.EDU) Date 12/05/94 Next message Anne Washburn Actuarial info needed Previous message Michael P. Dodson Thanks re http://lawlibrary.ucdavis.edu/LAWLIB/dec94/0065.html
