134 Anti-Harper Law Profs Identified
PLVQ readers may remember the recent open letter that 134 law professors jointly signed in reponse to Conservative leader Stephen Harper's musings about same-sex marriage. In their letter, the profs decry Harper's position, arguing that the notwithstanding clause would be the only means that the Tory leader could ensure that any potential legislation he were to introduce to enshrine traditional marriage would pass constitutional muster.
The text of the letter, if you haven't already seen it, is found here. Of interest is that three of my five professors at Dalhousie are signatories. Lovely.
posted by ROC @ 3:07 pm
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Perhaps you could explain for me -
How does Harper's Law deal with non-Christian marriage, for example Hindu or Jewish ceremonies?To illustrate, a couple married in a Hindu ceremony in NZ was obliged (under the Marriage Act) to undertake a second "civic" ceremony based upon the provisions of the Marriage Act which closely followed the format of the Christian ceremony. The "form" of the ceremony required by the Marriage Act was fairly strictly prescribed and required much of the words from the Christian ceremony to be used.
At that time (and still is) marriage under Fiji law was recognised as valid in NZ. So most Hindu couples at that time were going to Fiji to get married, reportedly to by-pass the need for the second (Christian based) ceremony.
Under the Civil Unions Act recently passed into law in NZ, the State will now recognise Hindu, Jewish, Bhuddist, Moonie, any marriage ceremony that you want. At the same time the recognition (deliberately) was extended to same-sex couples.
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