Giving Meaningful Effect to Victims’ Rights: The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights as Quasi-Constitutional Legislation

Benjamin Perrin

Giving Meaningful Effect to Victims’ Rights: The Canadian Victims Bill of Rights as Quasi-Constitutional Legislation

Benjamin Perrin

Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia

Research output: Commissioned report

Abstract

This research paper is the first detailed examination of the quasi-constitutional status of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights ("CVBR") and the implications for its interpretation and application. It aims to provide a doctrinal account of this extraordinary legal recognition and to serve as a resource for scholars, judges, lawyers, and other justice system participants to ensure that the CVBR is interpreted and applied consistently with its aim of serving as a catalyst for transformative change to how the criminal justice system has historically treated victims.

Original language	English
Publisher	Canada, Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime
Number of pages	35
Publication status	Published - Apr 2026

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