An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

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An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is the formal long title of the Canadian Bill of Rights, a federal statute enacted in 1960 that set out fundamental civil liberties for Canadians before the adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal statute
human rights instrument
alsoKnownAs Bill of Rights (Canada) NERFINISHED
appliesTo Canadians NERFINISHED
country Canada
enactedIn 1960
followedBy Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms NERFINISHED
hasLongTitleOf Canadian Bill of Rights NERFINISHED
inForceBefore Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal
language English
legalForm statute
legalStatus ordinary federal statute
legalSystem Canadian legal system
precededBy absence of a comprehensive federal bill of rights in Canada
purpose protection of fundamental freedoms
recognition of human rights
scope federal laws and actions
setsOut civil liberties
fundamental rights
shortTitle Canadian Bill of Rights NERFINISHED
subjectMatter equality rights
fundamental freedoms
human rights
legal rights

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Canadian Bill of Rights longTitle An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms