What does it Mean to be Human?

A Perspective on Human Rights Universe World Countries Local Personal To do nothing Makes us part of the problem

Provide Examples when you felt your rights were violated Abuse of power ie shop lifting school attendance police interruptions freedom of belief noise violations

Unit 2 Human Rights Define – Rights –Freedoms –Responsibilities –Civil rights –Natural rights –Human Rights Prejudice Genocide Persecution Racism Stereotyping Discrimination

Place the following in Historical order The Abolition of Slavery In The US The Canadian Bill of Rights The American revolution The Canadian Charter of rights and Freedoms The Magna Carta The English Bill of Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights The formation of the UN The Treaty of Paris The Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen

Use the following Table Format

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms “Entrenched” our rights as Canadians No longer just a bill or Statute Infringements (violations) must be remedied by the courts (Supreme Court) Issue “Did the Charter give too much power to a non-elected group of Canadians, and is this then anti-democratic”

Analysing a Charter Case (Must follow steps in order) 1Does the Charter Apply? 2Has a charter Right or Freedom Been Infringed? 3Does the Reasonable Limits Clause Justify the Infringement? 4If Not is a Remedy provided Under Section 24?

Does the Charter Apply? Should the courts hear the case? *Protects individuals from their own government *Section 32 tells what the charter does and does not cover *Must first determine if the individual rights are being trespassed upon by a) the Federal b) Provincial c) Municipal Governments

Ultra Vires - Outside the authority of Government to Legislate Intra Vires - Within the authority of Government to legislate

Has a charter Right or Freedom Been Infringed?

Does the Reasonable Limits Clause Justify the Infringement?

If Not is a Remedy provided Under Section 24?

Enforcement *May Read Down *- law still exists but not applied in this case *May strike Down *- law is removed from the books *These laws were put there by elected officials who follow the will of the people