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Grade 12, University Preparation
C1. Legal Principles of Human Rights Law: explain the principles underpinning human rights law and the legal significance of those laws, in Canada and internationally (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance)
C2. Development of Human Rights Law: analyse issues associated with the development of human rights law, in Canada and internationally (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change)
C3. Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms: compare the roles of the legislative and judicial branches of government in protecting human rights and freedoms, with a particular emphasis on Canada (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Interrelationships; Legal Perspective)
C4. Contemporary Issues: analyse various contemporary issues in relation to their impact or potential impact on human rights law (FOCUS ON: Legal Perspective)
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
C1. Legal Principles of Human Rights Law
FOCUS ON: Legal Significance
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 compare the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms with the rights charters of other nations or international bodies in terms of their legal force and scope
Sample questions: “What does it mean to entrench rights and freedoms?” “Which rights and freedoms are the same in most jurisdictions you have looked at? Which are different?”
C1.2 identify the rights and freedoms protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and their corresponding responsibilities or obligations (e.g., right to trial by jury/responsibility to serve on a jury), and explain the implications of these rights and responsibilities for various individuals and groups in Canadian society
C1.3 explain the legal implications of a country’s signing of various internationally recognized treaties and conventions related to the protection of human rights (e.g., Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Convention on the Rights of the Child, Geneva Conventions, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)
Sample questions: “What concerns did Canada voice with respect to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? Now that
Canada is a signatory, what power does the declaration have within Canada? What recourse do indigenous people in Canada have should the government fail to protect the rights specified in the declaration?”
C2. Development of Human Rights Law
FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 analyse the impact, both positive and negative, of landmark legislation on the development of human rights law in Canada (e.g., the Royal Proclamation of 1763; the Quebec Act, 1774; the British North America Act, 1867; the Indian Act, 1876; the Canadian Bill of Rights, 1960; the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982; Bill C-31 [An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act; the Marine Transportation Security Act, and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act], 2012)
Sample question: “What are some ways in which Canadian laws since 1867 have protected, or failed to protect, the human rights of groups such as First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people, women, and/or racialized groups?”
C2.2 evaluate progress in removing historical and contemporary barriers to the enjoyment of equal rights by various individuals and groups, in Canada and internationally (e.g., barriers such as
C. RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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