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Bill of Rights in Canada
Definition of Bill of Rights
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Bill of Rights: The Canadian Bill of rights was adopted by the Conservative government of John Diefenbaker in 1960 and was a significant, but not extremely useful, step in the evolution of human rights legislation in Canada. The Bill was not part of the nation’s highest law (the constitution) so it could be amended like any other piece of legislation and covered only federal legislation. See: CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS related information in this encyclopedia, in the legal dictionary or in the world encyclopedia of law.
Bill of Rights: Resources
Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Bill of Rights. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
Canadian Bill of Rights in Canada
Resources
See Also
Canadian Bill of Rights in French
In the French language, Canadian Bill of Rights means: Déclaration canadienne des droits (there is related information on Déclaration canadienne des droits in the legal Encyclopedia in French, about Canadian law, French law and other legal systems – the link is to the Encyclopedia).