R. v. Lavell
E715442
R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. v. Lavell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8165428 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. v. Lavell Context triple: [Canadian Bill of Rights, notableCase, R. v. Lavell]
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A.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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B.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
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C.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of Canada decision that fundamentally defined and affirmed the nature, scope, and constitutional protection of Aboriginal title in Canada.
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D.
R v McIlkenny and others
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
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E.
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia is a Canadian court case in which the Heiltsuk First Nation challenged provincial authority and asserted their Aboriginal rights and title over traditional territories and marine resources on the Pacific coast.
- 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: R. v. Lavell Target entity description: R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
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A.
R. v. Sparrow
R. v. Sparrow is a landmark 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision that affirmed and clarified the constitutional protection of Indigenous fishing rights under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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B.
Guerin v. The Queen
Guerin v. The Queen is a landmark 1984 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the federal government’s fiduciary duty toward Indigenous peoples in its management of reserve lands.
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C.
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Delgamuukw v. British Columbia is a landmark 1997 Supreme Court of Canada decision that fundamentally defined and affirmed the nature, scope, and constitutional protection of Aboriginal title in Canada.
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D.
R v McIlkenny and others
R v McIlkenny and others is the criminal case in which the men later known as the Birmingham Six were controversially convicted in 1975 for the Birmingham pub bombings, convictions that were ultimately quashed in 1991.
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E.
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia
Heiltsuk Nation v. British Columbia is a Canadian court case in which the Heiltsuk First Nation challenged provincial authority and asserted their Aboriginal rights and title over traditional territories and marine resources on the Pacific coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian constitutional law case
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Supreme Court of Canada decision ⓘ equality rights case ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
aboriginal status of Indigenous women
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discrimination based on sex ⓘ effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ scope of the Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ sex discrimination in the Indian Act ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| hasLevelOfAppeal | final court of appeal in Canada ⓘ |
| involvesStatute |
Canadian Bill of Rights
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Indian Act ⓘ |
| isLandmarkCase | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of Canada ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
aboriginal law
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constitutional law ⓘ equality rights ⓘ human rights law ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indigenous women’s rights in Canada
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development of Canadian equality jurisprudence ⓘ sex equality in Canadian law ⓘ |
| testsConcept |
equality before the law under the Canadian Bill of Rights
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non‑discrimination guarantees in Canadian federal law ⓘ |
| testsInstrument | Canadian Bill of Rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R. v. Lavell Description of subject: R. v. Lavell is a landmark 1974 Supreme Court of Canada decision that addressed sex discrimination in the Indian Act and tested the scope and effectiveness of the Canadian Bill of Rights in protecting equality rights.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.