Persons Case (Edwards v Canada)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Persons_Case
gptkbp:appealsTo	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:category	Canadian constitutional case women's rights case landmark legal decision
gptkbp:citation	[1930] AC 124
gptkbp:collectiveName	gptkb:The_Famous_Five
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	Persons Day (October 18)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date	1929-10-18
gptkbp:decision	Women are eligible to be appointed to the Senate of Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Persons Case (Edwards v Canada)
gptkbp:impact	increased participation of women in Canadian politics
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:legalIssue	interpretation of the word 'persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ottawa,_Canada
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Edwards_v_Canada_(Attorney_General)
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Nellie_McClung gptkb:Emily_Murphy gptkb:Louise_McKinney gptkb:Irene_Parlby gptkb:Henrietta_Muir_Edwards
gptkbp:predecessor	gender equality in Canada
gptkbp:principle	living tree doctrine
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Famous_Five_(Canada) gptkb:British_North_America_Act,_1867 gptkb:Canadian_Senate
gptkbp:result	Privy Council overturned Supreme Court of Canada decision
gptkbp:significance	landmark case for women's rights in Canada expanded interpretation of the Canadian constitution
gptkbp:subject	women's eligibility for Senate
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lord_Sankey
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8