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R v Lucas is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the criminal offence of defamatory libel. The Court held that the Criminal Code offence of defamatory libel infringed the constitutional protection of freedom of expression under Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but the offence was a reasonable limit prescribed by law under Section 1 of the Charter.

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  • R v Lucas is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the criminal offence of defamatory libel. The Court held that the Criminal Code offence of defamatory libel infringed the constitutional protection of freedom of expression under Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but the offence was a reasonable limit prescribed by law under Section 1 of the Charter. (en)
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  • Lamer C.J. and Gonthier, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ. (en)
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  • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (en)
  • Criminal Code, s 300. (en)
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  • [1998] 1 SCR 439 (en)
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  • Cory J. (en)
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  • R v Lucas is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the criminal offence of defamatory libel. The Court held that the Criminal Code offence of defamatory libel infringed the constitutional protection of freedom of expression under Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but the offence was a reasonable limit prescribed by law under Section 1 of the Charter. (en)
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  • R v Lucas (en)
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  • L’Heureux-DubĂ© J. (en)
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  • Major J. and McLachlin J. (en)
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  • John David Lucas and Johanna Erna Lucas v Her Majesty The Queen (en)
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  • Appeal dismissed (en)
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