Business Law: Understanding Your Legal Environment - Vocabulary Flashcards

Ten vocabulary flashcards covering key constitutional and human-rights concepts from the lecture notes.

Business Law

The study and application of legal rules governing businesses, contracts, disputes, and risk management.

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The constitutional guarantee of fundamental rights and freedoms that limits government action.

Constitution Act, 1982

The act that patriated the BNA Act and introduced the Charter; governs constitutional amendments.

Division of Powers

Allocation of legislative authority between federal and provincial governments.

POGG (Peace, Order, and Good Government) Clause

Federal power to make laws for matters not exclusively assigned to provinces.

Ultra Vires

Acts or laws beyond a government’s constitutional power; outside legal authority.

Bona Fide Occupational Requirement (BFOR)

A genuine job requirement justified as necessary for safety or performance; can permit differential treatment.

Meiorin Test

Three-part test to justify a BFOR: rational connection, good faith belief of necessity, and no accommodation without undue hardship.

Notwithstanding Clause (Section 33)

Allows governments to override certain Charter rights for up to five years.

Section 15 Equality Rights

Charter provision prohibiting discrimination and protecting equal treatment on listed grounds; expanded by case law.