Overbreadth

Legislation that is drafted more broadly than is necessary or permissible to attain the legislative objective with the result that it impinges unduly upon a protected right or freedom.

Source

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms 6/e cover

Title: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms 6/e

By: Robert J. Sharpe and Kent Roach

A principle of fundamental justice that is violated when a law infringes rights to life, liberty, or security of the person more than is necessary to achieve its objective

Source

Title: Criminal Law, 7/e

By: Kent Roach

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