R v. Oakes

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome set a standard for future cases
shaped_Canadian_constitutional_law
gptkbp:caseTypes 1985-01-01
criminal case
gptkbp:citedBy [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103
gptkbp:court unanimous decision
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:gameFeatures gptkb:David_Oakes
gptkbp:historical_analysis extensively analyzed in legal literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R v. Oakes
gptkbp:impact influenced_the_interpretation_of_rights_in_Canada
gptkbp:influencedBy international human rights law
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_John_Major
gptkb:Justice_Peter_Cory
gptkb:Justice_Bertha_Wilson
gptkb:Justice_Rosalie_Abella
gptkb:Justice_William_McIntyre
gptkb:Justice_John_Sopinka
gptkb:Justice_Claire_L'Heureux-Dubé
none
Justice Frank Iacobucci
April 10, 1986
Chief_Justice_Brian_Dickson
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:legalStatus Constitutional law
proportionality test
balance between rights and public safety
established a precedent for similar cases
framework for analyzing rights limitations
reaffirmed the importance of individual rights
Canadian_legal_system
established_the_Oakes_test
gptkbp:majorIndustry Section_1_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkbp:notableFeature used in law schools
analyzed in various legal journals
landmark_case_in_Canadian_law
critical_for_understanding_the_Charter
gptkbp:outcome The law was found unconstitutional
gptkbp:precedent future_cases_involving_the_Charter
gptkbp:publicAccess widely discussed in media
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:R_v._Edwards
gptkb:R_v._Big_M_Drug_Mart_Ltd.
gptkb:R_v._Sharpe
gptkbp:respondsTo The Queen
gptkbp:year 1986