POLS 3136 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Roman Catholic High School, Social Equality, Negative And Positive Rights
11 Dec 2016
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O(cid:272)ial e(cid:395)ualit(cid:455): e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e dese(cid:396)(cid:448)es e(cid:395)ual t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t u(cid:374)less the(cid:396)e(cid:859)s a good (cid:396)easo(cid:374) to distinguish. Andrews (1989) impugned: law soc of bc regulation requiring lawyers to be citizens. Mark andrews: uk citizen, took law in uk, married a canadian, wanted to practice in. Andrews lost at trial, won in bc ca and scc. Mcintyre wrote opinion re how ct would interpret s. 15: Formal equality might justify differential treatment on account of race. B(cid:396)oade(cid:396) d(cid:374) of e(cid:395)ualit(cid:455) i(cid:374) cha(cid:396)te(cid:396) a sig(cid:374)al to adopt a so(cid:272)ial e(cid:395)ualit(cid:455) app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h: (cid:862)all a(cid:396)e recognized at law as human beings equally deserving of concern, respect and (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)atio(cid:374). (cid:863) Discrimination, which is a distinction that imposes burdens, obligations, or disadvantages on an individual or group, or withholds benefits available to others, based on personal characteristics rather than merit or capacity. Prohibited personal characteristics include the enumerated grounds in s. 15 (race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability) or analogous grounds.
