Jamaican Constitutional Law
Analysis:
A. Does s.163 CC violate FOE under section 2(b)? Yes
• meaning of expression need not be “redeeming” in the eyes of court to merit protection of s.2(b) whose purpose is to ensure that thoughts and feelings may be conveyed freely in non-violent ways without fear of censure
B. Is s.163 a [...]
Constitutional Law Cases
Iacobucci:
Providing hints to government:
• Concern about LaForest’s dilution of s.1; risk that Charter violations will be too easily justified
• Concern about gov’t withholding evidence: “gov’t should remain non-adversarial and make full disclosure”
• Evidentiary burden wholly borne by the government
• Agreed that unattributed health warning is a violation of 2(b)
• Agrees with dissent about the contextual [...]
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