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Balancing Individual and Collective Rights

Participate in a structured discussion to determine the degree to which governments should balance individual and collective rights.


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References

Title: Primary Documents in American History: The Bill of Rights
Host: The Library of Congress
Description: The Web site contains the original text of the American Bill of Rights and provides access to other historical documents.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text, and click on "Bill of Rights" to access the document.
URL: http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/billofrights.html

 

Title: Rights and Freedoms in Canada
Host: Government of Canada: Department of Justice
Description: The website contains an overview of rights and freedoms in Canada, including a discussion about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Navigation Tips: Click on a link to directly access a section.
URL: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/just/06.html

 

Title: The Anti-terrorism Act
Host: Department of Justice Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about Canada's Anti-terrorism Act.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the text and access related links.
URL: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/ns-sn/act-loi.html

 

Title:

Homeland Security

Host:

US Department of Homeland Security
Description:

The Web site contains information about the Department, its role in sharing  information and in prevention and protection, and current advisories on  threats.
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access the text, and click on links for additional information.
URL:

http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

 

Title: Patriot Act
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The website contains information about the USA PATRIOT Act, an Act of Congress that President George W. Bush signed into law on October 26, 2001. The Act increased the power of law enforcement agencies in many areas in order to fight terrorism. The Act has been criticized by civil liberties groups as weakening civil rights, especially for immigrants.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text, a table of contents and related links.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

 

Title: The Canadian Encyclopedia: War Measures Act
Host: Historica Foundation of Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about the War Measures Act and information and video links regarding the 1970 October Crisis.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text. Click on "Next" to access links to other sites with additional information.
URL: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act

 

Title: Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
Host: Wikipedia
Description: The Web site contains information on the statutory bill of rights and human rights code passed by the National Assembly of Québec on June 27, 1975.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text, a table of contents and related links.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Charter_of_Human_Rights_and_Freedoms

 

Title: Aboriginal Rights: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Host: Historica Canada
Description: The website contains information about Aboriginal rights and legal rulings for First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text and related links.
URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-rights/

 

Title: Public Safety Canada
Host: Public Safety Canada
Description: The Web site contains information about Public Safety Canada's programs and initiatives related to public safety in Canada.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the text, and click on links to access related information.
URL: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx

 

Title: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Host: United Nations
Description: The Web site contains the preamble and official text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text.
URL: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml

 

Title: Top 10 Charter Cases: As Revealed at the Symposium on the 25th Anniversary of the Charter, A Tribute to Chief Justice Roy McMurtry
Host: Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Description: The Web site contains a summary of the 10 most important court decisions in the 25-year history of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access the text. Click on links in the menu on the right for related information.
URL: http://www.thecourt.ca/top-10-charter-cases-as-revealed-at-the-symposium-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-charter-a-tribute-to-chief-justice-roy-mcmurtry/

 

Title:

Cases Where Individual Freedom or Rights Have Been Limited

Host:

Alberta Online Encyclopedia(now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description:

The Web site contains links to summaries of Canadian cases that relate to rights and freedoms.
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to read the text, and click on the links to access information. Click on topics in the menu on the left to access related information.
URL:

http://www.edukits.ca/multiculturalism/student/human_rights_cases_e.html

 

Title:

R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697

Host:

Supreme Court of Canada

Description:

The Web site contains the text of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the case versus James Keegstra.
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to view the entire text and a list of references.
URL:

https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/695/index.do

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