Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:application |
gptkb:Ronald_Edward_Sparrow
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| gptkbp:area |
gptkb:constitutional_law
Aboriginal law |
| gptkbp:citation |
[1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:date |
1990-05-31
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| gptkbp:establishedTest |
Sparrow test for justification of infringement of Aboriginal rights
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| gptkbp:fullName |
R v Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075
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| gptkbp:hasKeyword |
gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982
fishing rights Aboriginal rights section 35(1) |
| gptkbp:heldBy |
Government regulation may infringe Aboriginal rights if justified
Section 35(1) protects existing Aboriginal rights |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v Sparrow (1990)
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
Chief Justice Brian Dickson Justice Antonio Lamer Justice Bertha Wilson Justice Charles Gonthier Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé Justice Gérard La Forest Justice Jean Beetz Justice John Sopinka Justice William Stevenson |
| gptkbp:legalIssue |
Interpretation of section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
Ronald Sparrow, a member of the Musqueam Indian Band, was charged with fishing with a drift net longer than permitted by his food fishing license. He argued that his Aboriginal right to fish was protected by section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
Aboriginal rights jurisprudence in Canada
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| gptkbp:province |
gptkb:British_Columbia
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| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Fisheries_Act
gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
R v Gladstone
R v Van der Peet R v NTC Smokehouse Ltd. |
| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Her_Majesty_The_Queen
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| gptkbp:result |
Appeal allowed
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| gptkbp:significance |
First Supreme Court of Canada case interpreting section 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Section_35_(Aboriginal_Rights)
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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