Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause)
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Section 33, commonly known as the notwithstanding clause, is a provision in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allows federal or provincial legislatures to temporarily override certain Charter rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause) canonical | 1 |
| notwithstanding clause | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T411843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause) Context triple: [Constitution Act, 1982, contains, Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause)]
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A.
Clause 39
Clause 39 is a key provision of the Magna Carta that guarantees the right to due process by prohibiting arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, or dispossession except by lawful judgment or the law of the land.
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Clause 40
Clause 40 is a famous provision of the Magna Carta that promises royal justice will not be sold, denied, or delayed to any person.
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C.
Article XX (General Exceptions)
Article XX (General Exceptions) is a key provision of the GATT that allows World Trade Organization members to adopt trade-restrictive measures for specified public policy objectives, such as protecting human, animal or plant life and conserving exhaustible natural resources, provided certain conditions are met.
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D.
’33 Act
The ’33 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that governs the initial offering and sale of securities to the public, emphasizing disclosure to protect investors.
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E.
Article VI – General Provisions
Article VI – General Provisions is a section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that sets forth various overarching rules and administrative, fiscal, and legal guidelines governing the operation of the Puerto Rican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause) Target entity description: Section 33, commonly known as the notwithstanding clause, is a provision in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allows federal or provincial legislatures to temporarily override certain Charter rights.
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A.
Clause 39
Clause 39 is a key provision of the Magna Carta that guarantees the right to due process by prohibiting arbitrary arrest, imprisonment, or dispossession except by lawful judgment or the law of the land.
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B.
Clause 40
Clause 40 is a famous provision of the Magna Carta that promises royal justice will not be sold, denied, or delayed to any person.
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C.
Article XX (General Exceptions)
Article XX (General Exceptions) is a key provision of the GATT that allows World Trade Organization members to adopt trade-restrictive measures for specified public policy objectives, such as protecting human, animal or plant life and conserving exhaustible natural resources, provided certain conditions are met.
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D.
’33 Act
The ’33 Act is a foundational U.S. federal securities law that governs the initial offering and sale of securities to the public, emphasizing disclosure to protect investors.
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E.
Article VI – General Provisions
Article VI – General Provisions is a section of the Constitution of Puerto Rico that sets forth various overarching rules and administrative, fiscal, and legal guidelines governing the operation of the Puerto Rican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
ⓘ
notwithstanding clause ⓘ |
| affects |
Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
ⓘ
Sections 7 to 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| allows |
enactment of legislation notwithstanding specified Charter provisions
ⓘ
override of certain Charter rights ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause)
ⓘ
surface form:
notwithstanding clause
|
| appliesTo |
Parliament of Canada
ⓘ
provincial legislatures in Canada ⓘ |
| bindingOn | courts in Canada when validly invoked ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1982 ⓘ |
| category | override clause ⓘ |
| constitutionalAmendmentRequiredToChange | true ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | entrenched ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| doesNotAffect |
democratic rights in the Charter
ⓘ
equality of men and women under Section 28 of the Charter ⓘ language rights in the Charter ⓘ minority language education rights in the Charter ⓘ mobility rights in the Charter ⓘ |
| enables | temporary suspension of certain Charter rights ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | applies throughout Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| legalEffect | permits legislation to operate notwithstanding certain Charter guarantees ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Constitution Act, 1982
ⓘ
surface form:
Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982
|
| partOf |
Constitution Act, 1982
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow elected legislatures to respond to judicial interpretations of the Charter
ⓘ
to preserve parliamentary supremacy over certain rights issues ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
judicial review in Canada
ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| renewable | true ⓘ |
| requires |
express declaration in the legislation
ⓘ
identification of the specific Charter provision being overridden ⓘ ordinary legislative majority unless otherwise specified by jurisdiction ⓘ periodic legislative reconsideration due to five-year limit ⓘ |
| subjectTo | political accountability ⓘ |
| temporalLimit | maximum five years per declaration ⓘ |
| temporalScope | prospective application to legislation ⓘ |
| textBeginsWith | "Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare..." ⓘ |
| timeLimitReason | to align with maximum term of legislatures in Canada ⓘ |
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Subject: Section 33 (Notwithstanding clause) Description of subject: Section 33, commonly known as the notwithstanding clause, is a provision in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that allows federal or provincial legislatures to temporarily override certain Charter rights.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
this entity surface form:
notwithstanding clause