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Section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the section of the Canadian Constitution that protects a person's legal rights in criminal and penal matters. This includes both criminal as well as regulatory offences, as it provides rights for those accused by the state for public offences. There are nine enumerated rights protected in section 11. ==Right to be informed of the offence== Section 11(a) provides that The right of a person charged with an offence to be informed of the offence originated in section 510 of the ''Criminal Code'' as well as legal tradition.〔R. v. Lucas (1983), 6 C.C.C. (3d) 147 (N.S.C.A.). Canadian Legal Information Institute, "(SECTION 11(a) )," ''Canadian Charter of Rights Decisions Digest'', URL accessed 29 July 2006.〕 Some courts have used section 510 to help read section 11(a), concluding that the right allows for a person to be "reasonable informed" of the charge; thus it does not matter if a summons simply summarizes a charge.〔"(SECTION 11(a) )," ''Canadian Charter of Rights Decisions Digest'', URL accessed 29 July 2006. The cases were R. v. Goreham (1984), 12 C.C.C. (3d) 348 (N.S.C.A.); Pettipas v. R., (N.S.C.A., December 4, 1985).〕 In ''R. v. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society'' the Supreme Court of Canada found that an open-ended statute (prohibiting companies from "unduly" lessening competition) was not a breach of Section 11(a). In ''R. v. Delaronde'' (1997), the Supreme Court of Canada found section 11 (a) is meant not only to guarantee a fair trial but also to serve as an economic right. A person must be informed of charges quickly because they will then have to deal with their career and family life in light of the charges. Thus, those who suffer economically because of delayed information of charges have had their rights under section 11(a) infringed, and they may receive a remedy under section 24 of the Charter. 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「Section Eleven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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