A Supremely Complex Decision - The Supreme Court of Canada’s Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin Decision on Indigenous Governments and Canada’s Charter of Rights

On March 28, 2024, a majority decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation held that Canada’s constitutional bill of rights, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“the Charter”), applied against an Indigenous government’s residency requirements for electi...

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Main Author: Dwight Newman
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
English
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH 2024
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:630fc6ae9a1340abb84222df2d865918 2024-09-15T18:10:31+00:00 A Supremely Complex Decision - The Supreme Court of Canada’s Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin Decision on Indigenous Governments and Canada’s Charter of Rights Dwight Newman 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.59704/3ce835f38446e457 https://doaj.org/article/630fc6ae9a1340abb84222df2d865918 DE EN ger eng Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH https://verfassungsblog.de/a-supremely-complex-decision/ https://doaj.org/toc/2366-7044 2366-7044 doi:10.59704/3ce835f38446e457 https://doaj.org/article/630fc6ae9a1340abb84222df2d865918 Verfassungsblog, Iss 2366-7044 (2024) Law K article 2024 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.59704/3ce835f38446e457 2024-08-05T17:49:44Z On March 28, 2024, a majority decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation held that Canada’s constitutional bill of rights, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“the Charter”), applied against an Indigenous government’s residency requirements for election to the government’s Council. However, the majority also held that a section of the Charter that offers some protective effect for Indigenous governments would protect this residency requirement from a challenge under the Charter. The case reaches significant determinations but with some messy splits amongst the seven justices who sat on the case. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gwitchin Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
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A Supremely Complex Decision - The Supreme Court of Canada’s Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin Decision on Indigenous Governments and Canada’s Charter of Rights
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description On March 28, 2024, a majority decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation held that Canada’s constitutional bill of rights, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“the Charter”), applied against an Indigenous government’s residency requirements for election to the government’s Council. However, the majority also held that a section of the Charter that offers some protective effect for Indigenous governments would protect this residency requirement from a challenge under the Charter. The case reaches significant determinations but with some messy splits amongst the seven justices who sat on the case.
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title_full A Supremely Complex Decision - The Supreme Court of Canada’s Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin Decision on Indigenous Governments and Canada’s Charter of Rights
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