R v. Sparrow

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:area Aboriginal law
gptkbp:case_analysis Indigenous law education
examined Indigenous fishing practices
gptkbp:case_number SCC 1990 107
gptkbp:case_outcome shaped future rulings
affirmed traditional practices
expanded Indigenous rights
fishing license granted
gptkbp:case_significance landmark decision
critical for Indigenous communities
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:consequences strengthened Indigenous claims
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Canada
fishing rights upheld
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:none
gptkbp:historical_context fishing rights disputes
gptkbp:historical_significance first major case on Indigenous rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R v. Sparrow
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Section_35_of_the_Constitution_Act,_1982
gptkbp:influenced Canadian law
gptkbp:is_cited_in numerous legal texts
gptkbp:judged_by unanimous
gptkbp:judicial_review affirmative
gptkbp:key_issues fishing without a license
gptkbp:legal_context treaty rights
post-colonial law
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Constitution
Constitutional rights
influenced policy changes
rights-based approach
gptkbp:legal_issue Indigenous sovereignty
gptkbp:legal_outcome upheld treaty rights
affirmed the right to fish
recognized historical practices
gptkbp:legal_principle justification of infringement
gptkbp:legal_representation Indigenous legal counsel
interpreted Section 35
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Fisheries_Act
gptkb:Indian_Act
gptkbp:outcome recognized Indigenous fishing rights
gptkbp:precedent fishing rights cases
Indigenous law cases
affirmed Indigenous rights
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:Ronald_Sparrow
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_La_Forest
gptkbp:public_reaction support for Indigenous rights
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:R_v._Van_der_Peet
gptkb:R_v._Gladstone
gptkb:R_v._Sappier
gptkb:R_v._Marshall
gptkbp:responds_to gptkb:The_Queen
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis extensive
gptkbp:significance Indigenous rights
gptkbp:year gptkb:1990
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkb:Canada's_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4