R v Oakes
E909179
R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R v Oakes canonical | 2 |
| R. v. Oakes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11159423 — 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 Oakes Context triple: [Oakes test, createdInCase, R v Oakes]
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A.
R. v. Lavell
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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B.
R (Jackson) v Attorney General
R (Jackson) v Attorney General is a landmark 2005 House of Lords case that examined the constitutional validity of legislation enacted under the Parliament Acts and explored fundamental principles about the limits of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law in the UK.
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C.
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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D.
X v. Rex
X v. Rex is a classic detective novel by Philip MacDonald featuring a tense murder investigation and intricate courtroom drama.
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E.
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.
- 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 Oakes Target entity description: R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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A.
R. v. Lavell
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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B.
R (Jackson) v Attorney General
R (Jackson) v Attorney General is a landmark 2005 House of Lords case that examined the constitutional validity of legislation enacted under the Parliament Acts and explored fundamental principles about the limits of parliamentary sovereignty and the rule of law in the UK.
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C.
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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D.
X v. Rex
X v. Rex is a classic detective novel by Philip MacDonald featuring a tense murder investigation and intricate courtroom drama.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian constitutional law case
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Supreme Court of Canada decision ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| appliedBy | Canadian courts ⓘ |
| appliesTo | justification of rights limitations under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | leading case on section 1 of the Charter ⓘ |
| charterSectionInvolved |
section 1
ⓘ
section 11(d) ⓘ |
| citation | [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
section 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
ⓘ
section 11(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1986-02-28 ⓘ |
| establishes |
Oakes test
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framework for justifying limits on Charter rights ⓘ proportionality test under section 1 of the Charter ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
R. v. Oakes
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linked to:
R v Oakes
|
| holds |
limits on Charter rights must be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society
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reverse onus provisions may violate the presumption of innocence ⓘ |
| impact |
foundational precedent for Canadian Charter jurisprudence
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widely cited in subsequent Supreme Court of Canada decisions ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| involves | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
minimal impairment
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overall proportionality between effects and objective ⓘ pressing and substantial objective ⓘ proportionality ⓘ rational connection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | Ontario ⓘ |
| party |
David Edwin Oakes
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Her Majesty The Queen ⓘ
linked to:
Her Majesty the Queen
|
| region |
Ontario (case origin)
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linked to:
Ontario
|
| rightsInvolved |
legal rights under the Charter
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presumption of innocence ⓘ |
| shortName | Oakes ⓘ |
| standardOfProof | demonstrably justified ⓘ |
| statuteInvolved | Narcotic Control Act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | reverse onus clause in narcotics legislation ⓘ |
| usedFor | assessing constitutionality of rights limitations ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1986 ⓘ |
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Subject: R v Oakes Description of subject: R v Oakes is a landmark 1986 Supreme Court of Canada decision that established the proportionality framework used to justify limits on rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: R v Oakes