Law Professor Howard Friedman reports on his Religion Clause blog:
Excerpt: In Canada, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the province’s superior trial court) today upheld most of Canada’s anti-polygamy law (Sec. 293 of Criminal Code of Canada) against challenges to it brought under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The suit was brought as a reference case by the province’s attorney general after unsuccessful attempts to prosecute leaders of two FLDS factions. (See prior posting.)
In today’s decision, Reference re: Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada, (B.C. Sup. Ct., Nov. 23, 2011), Chief Justice Bauman concluded that Section 293, while generally valid, is overbroad with respect to its application to children between the ages of 12 and 17. To this extent, it violates Sec. 7 of the Charter which provides: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.”
http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2011/11/trial-court-upholds-most-of-canadas.html?m=1
