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''R v Lucas'', () 1 S.C.R. 439 is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on defamatory libel. The Court held that the freedom of expression under Section 2(b) of the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms'' is subject to the "reasonable limits prescribed by law" set out in Section 1 of the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms''. ==Background== A police investigation into a child sexual abuse case had resulted in charges against a number of people. Charges for four of them were stayed. These four went to see John Lucas, a prisoners' rights activist, for help with dealing with the effect the charges have had on their lives. Together they developed a theory that one of the police officers in the investigation had been complicit in the sexual abuse and had allowed the four to be charged. They picketed the provincial court house and the police station. Lucas held signs that said: "Did (police officer ) help/or take part in the rape & sodomy of an 8 year old. The ... papers prove (officer ) allowed his witness to rape"; and "The papers prove (officer ) allowed the false arrest & detention of Mrs. Lucas, with a falsified information". Lucas was charged under section 300 of the ''Criminal Code''. The provision required that the accused knew the statement to be false and knew it would expose the person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule. The issue before the Court was whether the ''Criminal Code'' provision violated the freedom expression. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「R v Lucas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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