s.52 – Primacy of Constitution of Canada
- R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 (Sunday closing)
- R. v. Edwards Books and Arts Ltd., [1986] 2 S.C.R. 713 (Sunday closing)
- R. v. Ferguson, 2008 SCC 6 (mandatory minimum sentence, appropriate remedy where cruel and unusual punishment)
- Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486 (absolute liability offence with mandatory imprisonment)