What We Do
Concerned with constitutional law, including issues of federalism, the role of the executive, the Charter and related areas of law which define and protect individual and collective rights. Civil Liberties deals with the law where the rights of the individual are subject to infringement; prevention of injustice to individuals.

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Section Executive
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Upcoming Section Meetings
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Section Minutes
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Section Memorandums
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Section Newsletters
Constitutional Notes is a new initiative of the Constitutional/Civil Liberties Section Executive. It is intended to inform members of upcoming Section activities, and to provide members with brief summaries of significant appellate constitutional law cases from the previous quarter and citations for new articles on constitutional issues.

Section Annual Reports
Annual reports provide a review of the Section activities for the year, including speakers and topics, special events, and resolutions.

Section Listservs
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Section Submissions
CBA members and professional staff are actively involved in the development of government policy and law reform, lobbying on matters identified by members or responding to government initiatives. Click here to access the BC Branch archive of submissions to government or click here to access the CBA archive of submissions to government.

National Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section
The purpose of the Section is to examine all constitutional and human rights law issues, including division of legislative powers, judicial review of the Constitution, constitutional reform, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights codes, and international human rights law. Read more.