David Edwin Oakes
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David Edwin Oakes is a Canadian jurist best known for formulating the influential Oakes test used by courts to assess the justification of rights limitations under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oakes test | 0 |
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian jurist
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jurist ⓘ legal test ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appliesTo | rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms jurisprudence
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constitutional law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| hasTestNamedAfter | Oakes test NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David Edwin Oakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | formulating the Oakes test ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian courts
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Supreme Court of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessing justification of rights limitations
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limitation of rights analysis under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
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