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Discrimination in the Name of Secularism: A Ban on Religious Symbols in Quebec

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This comment will argue that the Charter of Quebec Values and the Berlin Neutrality Law, are not only unconstitutional and discriminatory nationally, but also illegal under international law. I will juxtapose the two laws because of their similarities in terms of text and because Berlin and Quebec are both provinces in their respective countries, and therefore the legal effects of both laws will not reach beyond the provinces. In Section II, I will describe the socio-political climate in Canada and specifically in Quebec, to demonstrate how and why the Parti Quebecois arrived at the decision to propose the Charter. I will compare my findings to the socio-political climate in Germany that led to the Berlin Neutrality Law. I will compare the texts of the two laws, before I analyze the constitutionality of each law. I will demonstrate why the Berlin Neutrality Law is constitutional under the German Constitution. I will then ultimately argue that the Quebec Charter of Values is unconstitutional under Canadian law because it violates the fundamental right of religious freedom. In Section IV, I will argue that both the Quebec Charter and the Berlin Neutrality Law are illegal under international laws that Canada and Germany have ratified. Finally, I will advise Quebec not to pass the Charter of Quebec Values in its current form because it is unconstitutional under Canadian law and illegal under international law as well.

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American Constitutional Law and Politics

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FuenteSSRN Electronic Journal
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