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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Judge
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario
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gptkbp:birthYear
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1943
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:court
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkb:Federal_Court_of_Appeal
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gptkbp:field
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Criminal Law
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:John_Major
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gptkbp:honors
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gptkb:Queen's_Counsel
Member_of_the_Order_of_Canada
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Toronto
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Justice John Major
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gptkbp:influence
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Constitutional interpretation
Criminal justice reform
Judicial decision-making
Legal precedent
Judicial ethics
Administrative law principles
Canadian_legal_system
Public_policy_in_Canada
Legal_education_in_Canada
Human_rights_law_in_Canada
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gptkbp:issuedBy
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Prime Minister
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gptkbp:judges
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1992
2011
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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gptkb:University_of_Toronto_Faculty_of_Law
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gptkbp:nationality
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Canadian
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:R_v._McNeil
gptkb:R_v._Grant
gptkb:R_v._Kapp
gptkb:R_v._Oakes
gptkb:R_v._Morgentaler
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gptkbp:position
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Justice
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Justice Frank Iacobucci
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gptkbp:profession
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Lawyer
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gptkbp:publications
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The Role of the Judiciary
The_Supreme_Court_and_the_Constitution
Judicial_Independence_in_Canada
Judicial_Review_in_Canada
The_Charter_and_the_Courts
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gptkbp:releaseYear
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2000
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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2011
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Catherine_Major
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Justice_Thomas_Cromwell
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