{{ cquote | 24 . ( 1 ) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.
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The motions judge held that it was not a " court of competent jurisdiction " under section 24 ( 1 ) and that even if it was the " Charter " could not apply retroactively to remedy violations that occurred before the enactment of the " Charter.
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:" Unless and until either the General Assembly repeals or suspends the Marriage Law provisions or a court of competent jurisdiction orders that the law is not to be obeyed or enforced, the Marriage Law in its entirety is to be obeyed and enforced by all Commonwealth public officials ."
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Overall, section 24's " competent jurisdiction " limit on which courts may award remedies, in " R . v . 974649 Ontario Inc . " ( 2001 ), was taken as meaning that while Charter rights are generous, they exist within a framework set up by Parliament and the provincial governments.
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A typical confession of judgment reads, " The undersigned irrevocably authorizes any attorney to appear in any court of competent jurisdiction and confess a judgment without process in favor of the creditor for such amount as may then appear unpaid hereon, and to consent to immediate execution upon such judgment ."
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See, e . g ., Securities Act of 1933, 15 U . S . C . s77j ( c ) ( mandating compliance with disclosure requirements established by Securities and Exchange Commission ); s77k ( creating right of action in " any court of competent jurisdiction " for violation of those requirements ).
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"We're not taking a position on what the alternative ( method of execution ) would be, but we think it would be wise to have the fallback position only if told by a court of competent jurisdiction that we cannot use the electric chair, " said Jeff DiSantis of the attorney general's office.
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Quoting from the text of the ADEA, Justice Souter notes that Any person aggrieved under the Act may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for legal or equitable relief, 29 U . S . C . ?269 ( c ) .
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This is not about persons whom someone believes to be incompetent by any standard, no matter how authoritatively, except that it is about persons who have been adjudged by lawful authority ( in the U . S ., a court of competent jurisdiction ) to be incompetent generally to manage their major personal decisions without supervision.
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"The action of mandamus is one brought in a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain an order of such court commanding an inferior tribunal, board, corporation, or person to do or not to do an act, the performance or omission of which the law enjoins as a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station ."
