I will be addressing how the youth curfew law infringes the rights and freedoms of the youth that are protected by the Charter. The municipal by-law discriminates against the child-age, imposing limitation on the child’s freedom, and infringes the parents right to raise a child without any state interference. The constitutionality of the curfew law will be explored with the reference of American case law. To keep in mind, that such a legislation should not interfere with or outweigh an individual’s rights and freedom. In the United States, two Federal courts have decided that, “non-emergency youth curfew ordinance do infringe upon constitutionally guarantee rights of youths” (Hays, 2000, p.53). These decisions made by the courts, “went on to
