Edwards v. Canada (Persons Case)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Persons_Case
gptkbp:category	landmark legal case Canadian constitutional case women's rights case
gptkbp:citation	[1930] AC 124
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date	18 October 1929
gptkbp:decidedBy	gptkb:Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Edwards v. Canada (Persons Case)
gptkbp:legalIssue	interpretation of the word 'persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:overturnedDecisionOf	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Nellie_McClung gptkb:Emily_Murphy gptkb:Louise_McKinney gptkb:Irene_Parlby gptkb:Henrietta_Muir_Edwards
gptkbp:plaintiffsCollectiveName	gptkb:The_Famous_Five
gptkbp:predecessor	interpretation of constitutional law in Canada
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Canada
gptkbp:result	Women are eligible to be appointed to the Senate of Canada
gptkbp:significance	landmark case for women's rights in Canada
gptkbp:subject	women's eligibility for public office
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Louise_McKinney
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8