Suspended declaration of invalidity :: Term :: COLD

Suspended declaration of invalidity

A declaration of invalidity that does not take effect until some set period (usually 6, 12, or 18 months) after the court has issued its ruling finding legislation to be an unjustified violation of the Charter.
- Published in The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 4th ed. by Honourable Mr. Justice Robert J. Sharpe and Kent Roach