Cases
Canada (AG) v. Bedford [2013] — Prostitution Law
Introduction Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, [2013] 3 SCR 1101, is a landmark constitutional decision in which the Supreme Court of Canada struck down three Criminal Code provisions regulating …
Canada (AG) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society [2012] — Public Interest Standing
Introduction Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, [2012] 2 SCR 524, is the Supreme Court of Canada’s leading modern decision on public …
Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov [2019] — Administrative Law
Introduction Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, [2019] 4 SCR 653, is the Supreme Court of Canada’s most significant administrative law decision since Dunsmuir v. New …
Carter v. Canada (AG) [2015] — Medical Assistance in Dying
Introduction Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 SCR 331, is a landmark constitutional decision in which the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the Criminal Code prohibition on medical …
R v. Keegstra [1990] — Hate Speech and Freedom of Expression
Introduction R v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 SCR 697, is the Supreme Court of Canada’s leading decision on the constitutionality of hate speech laws. The case upheld section 319(2) of the Criminal Code, …
R v. Morgentaler [1988] — Abortion and the Charter
Introduction R v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 SCR 30, is one of the most significant decisions in Canadian constitutional history. The Supreme Court of Canada struck down section 251 of the Criminal Code, …
R v. Oakes [1986] — Canada's Landmark Proportionality Case
Introduction R v. Oakes, [1986] 1 SCR 103, is the foundational decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the interpretation of section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case …
Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia [2014] — Aboriginal Title
Introduction Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, [2014] 2 SCR 256, is a historic decision in which the Supreme Court of Canada granted the first declaration of Aboriginal title in Canadian …