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An accused person is entitled to reasonable bail (section 11 e) and, for very serious charges, has the right to trial by jury (section 11 f). A court cannot convict a person of a crime unless the law in force at the time of the offence specifically stated that the actions in question were illegal (section 11 g).

The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle?victory took decades of agitation and protest.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects a number of rights and freedoms, including freedom of expression and the right to equality. It forms part of our Constitution ? the highest law in all of Canada ? and is one of our country's greatest accomplishments.

Purpose. The purpose of section 20(1) of the Charter is to provide the public in Canada with the right to use English or French in communications with the head or central office of federal institutions or to receive services from them.

Analysis. Section 33 allows Parliament or the legislature of a province to derogate from certain sections of the Charter, namely section 2 (fundamental freedoms), sections 7 to 14 (legal rights) and section 15 (equality rights).

Section 32(1) defines the scope of the Charter's application. The text of section 32(1) provides ?a strong message that the Charter ? is essentially an instrument for checking the powers of government over the individual? : McKinney v.

Section 28 requires that the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Charter be implemented without discrimination between the sexes. Section 28 is often cited as a companion section with section 15 in cases alleged to raise gender discrimination issues (R. v.

Gender equality and women's rights in international law The provision means States have an obligation to protect women's equal enjoyment of the right to free expression, privacy, association, and all other human rights.

Section 25 protects three categories of rights and freedoms against Charter claims: (1) aboriginal rights, (2) treaty rights, and (3) other rights or freedoms that pertain to the aboriginal peoples of Canada.