LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Kirpan, Hijab, Haida Gwaii
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Marshall(cid:495)s critic (cid:523)universal (cid:498)suite of rights(cid:499)(cid:524) be able to identify which one is which: marshall(cid:495)s view inadequate (cid:498)passive citizenship(cid:499) political rights. Individuals should be incorporated into political community not just as individuals but as a group too. Kymlicka and norman: special representation rights, affirmation action programs, ex. low number of black youth attending university in ontario, we will sway the admissions to try to get things to be more representative. E. g helmet law, hijab, etc: kirpan kid story- exemptions from different sets of law. This promotes inclusion in institutions by giving people special rights. A universal conception of citizenship is unjust because it oppresses historically excluded groups (cid:498)differentiated rights(cid:499) (cid:523)young(cid:524: groups are excluded from political processes, groups have needs which can only be met through group differentiated policies, can focus difference, slide. Solution vying for a position in the boat, this is similar to how it is like to live in a society like ours.
