Persons Case decision (1929)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	landmark legal case judicial decision
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Persons_Case Edwards v. A.G. of Canada
gptkbp:application	gptkb:Nellie_McClung gptkb:Emily_Murphy gptkb:Louise_McKinney gptkb:Irene_Parlby gptkb:Henrietta_Muir_Edwards
gptkbp:citation	[1930] AC 124
gptkbp:collectiveName	gptkb:The_Famous_Five
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date	1929-10-18
gptkbp:decidingBody	gptkb:Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Persons Case decision (1929)
gptkbp:legalIssue	interpretation of the word 'persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867
gptkbp:location	gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Edwards_v._Canada_(Attorney_General)
gptkbp:overturnedDecisionOf	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:predecessor	gender equality in Canada
gptkbp:principle	living tree doctrine
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Government_of_India women's suffrage
gptkbp:result	women are eligible to be appointed to the Canadian Senate
gptkbp:significance	advanced women's rights in Canada
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Famous_Five_Monument
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8