R. v. Van der Peet
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R. v. Van der Peet is a landmark 1996 Supreme Court of Canada decision that defined the test for recognizing and affirming Aboriginal rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R. v. Van der Peet canonical | 2 |
| R v Van der Peet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18434214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Van der Peet Context triple: [R. v. Sparrow, precedentFor, R. v. Van der Peet]
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A.
R. v. Lavell
R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
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B.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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C.
R. v. Drybones
R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
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D.
R v Oakes
R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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E.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Van der Peet Target entity description: R. v. Van der Peet is a landmark 1996 Supreme Court of Canada decision that defined the test for recognizing and affirming Aboriginal rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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A.
R. v. Lavell
R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
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B.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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C.
R. v. Drybones
R. v. Drybones is a landmark 1970 Supreme Court of Canada decision that strengthened the Canadian Bill of Rights by ruling that a law discriminating against an Indigenous person was inoperative because it violated equality rights.
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D.
R v Oakes
R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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E.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: R. v. Van der Peet