Difference between revisions of "Charter Rights: Legal Rights"

Section 1 applies only to written laws. It does not apply to '''government actions'''. An example of a government action would be the conduct of a police officer in making an arrest. Where a government action violates the Charter, section 1 does not let the government try to justify the violation. The action is unconstitutional. Lawyers call this a '''Charter breach'''.

The Charter gives courts lots of discretion about the '''remedy''' they can order if a Charter right is violated. A remedy is a court order to give someone their legal rights or to compensate them for their rights not being respected.