Honest Scales: Challenging Structural Discrimination in Alberta v. Hutterite Brethren of Wilson Colony

The decision in Alberta and Hutterite Brethren of Wilson Colony refocused attention on the role played by the final limb of the Oakes test when considering the proportionality of the limitation of a Charter right. This article seeks to re-examine this decision and challenge the structural discrimina...

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Main Author: Kenny, William (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 305-336
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Alberta / Hutterian Brethren / Religious freedom / Collective right / Strukturelle Diskriminierung / Jurisdiction
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
KDH Christian sects
XA Law
Further subjects:B Proportionality
B group rights
B Charter of Rights and Responsibilities
B Freedom Of Religion
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Summary:The decision in Alberta and Hutterite Brethren of Wilson Colony refocused attention on the role played by the final limb of the Oakes test when considering the proportionality of the limitation of a Charter right. This article seeks to re-examine this decision and challenge the structural discrimination it created by requiring minorities whose belief gives a religious value to a facially utilitarian practice which may not be apparent when considered from a secular perspective. In particular it examines the potential benefits of allowing a liberal perspective of group rights to inform the weight courts’ give to the detriment faced by a community and argues that this revised approach to balancing would result in outcomes more reflective of the values codified in the Charter.
ISSN:2212-4810
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00703003