Title

Sparrow Case

Description

Indigenous Foundations at the University of British Columbia presents information on the Supreme Court of Canada R v. Sparrow [1990] decision. It discusses the history of the Case, the “Sparrow test,” and governmental infringement on Aboriginal rights.

Creator

Tanisha Salomons

Erin Hanson

Abstract

R v. Sparrow was a precedent-setting decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada that set out criteria to determine whether governmental infringement on Aboriginal rights was justifiable, providing that these rights were in existence at the time of the Constitution Act, 1982. This criteria is known as “the Sparrow Test.”

Publisher

Indigenous Foundations

uri

https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/sparrow_case/

Is Part Of

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