Public vs. Private Law
This type of law deals with the relationship between individuals and the government.
What is public law?
This term describes a lack of neutrality that may cause someone to unfairly favour one side.
What is bias?
This Canadian document protects fundamental rights and freedoms from government actions.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
These are basic rights that belong to every person simply because they are human.
What are human rights?
This right allows Canadians to practise their religious beliefs without unjustified government interference.
What is freedom of religion?
This type of law deals with disputes between individuals or organizations.
What is private law?
This type of bias involves unconscious attitudes or beliefs that influence how someone treats others.
What is implicit bias?
This is the year the Charter became part of Canada's Constitution.
What is 1982?
This international organization created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
What is the United Nations?
This type of right can belong to a group, such as certain rights held by Indigenous peoples or language minorities.
What are collective rights?
Criminal law, constitutional law, and this third branch make up the three main areas of public law.
What is administrative law?
This type of bias occurs when rules or policies within an institution unfairly disadvantage certain groups.
What is systemic bias?
These are rights pertain to freedom of religion.
What are individual rights?
This New Brunswick law protects people against discrimination based on 16 protected grounds.
What is the New Brunswick Human Rights Act?
In 1988, this Supreme Court case struck down Canada's existing criminal abortion provisions for violating Section 7 of the Charter.
What is R. v. Morgentaler?
A person sues their neighbour for damaging their property. This is the type of law involved.
What is private law?
A police investigator ignores evidence that contradicts their original theory about a suspect.
What is confirmation bias?
This section of the Charter allows reasonable limits on rights when justified in a free and democratic society.
What is Section 1?
Employment, housing, services, publicity, and certain associations are the five areas covered by this provincial law.
What is the New Brunswick Human Rights Act?
In the florist wedding scenario, the florist's freedom of religion conflicted with the couple's protection against this.
What is discrimination based on sexual orientation?
This branch of public law deals with the actions and decisions of government departments and agencies.
What is adminstrative law?
A workplace requires every applicant to complete a physical test unrelated to the job, unfairly disadvantaging applicants with disabilities.
What is systemic bias?
This is the highest law in Canada, meaning other laws must comply with it.
What is the Constitution?
This legal obligation requires employers and service providers to make reasonable adjustments so people can participate equally.
What is the duty to accommodate?
In the guide-dog scenario, the school should try to find this type of solution to respect both students' disability-related needs.
What is reasonable accommodation?