Explore Chapter 10 (pg. 322) and answer the following questions
Write a Definition:
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The ICC
The Amending Formula
Reverse Discrimination
Questions:
What is the fundamental belief that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is based on?
When can the International Court of Justice (ICJ) become involved in international disputes?
What is the purpose of the ICC?
Why are countries like the United States and China opposed to the ICC?
Which Prime Minister passed the Canadian Bill of Rights?
The Notwithstanding Clause in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has recently been used in Ontario; why? (This will require a little outside research.)
What are the fundamental rights and freedoms defined in the Charter?
Under what circumstance(s) might a Canadian, accused of a crime in another country, not be extradited?
On what grounds did Jeannette Corbiére Lavell challenge the laws that deprived her of her Indian status?
On what grounds did the Supreme Court of Canada deny Lavell’s claim?
Explain why preferential hiring programs are controversial.
Why are children guaranteed additional rights under international law?