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FREEDOM CONSCIENCE RELIGION [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Military Law
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
DEF

A sincerely held objection, on grounds of freedom of conscience or religion, to participation in war or other armed conflict, or the carrying and use of weapons as a requirement of service in the CAF [Canadian Armed Forces].

OBS

conscientious objection: term and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Droit militaire
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
DEF

Objection sincère, fondée sur la liberté de conscience ou de religion, à prendre part soit à une guerre ou à un autre conflit armé, soit au port et à l'utilisation d'armes en tant qu'exigences du service dans les FAC [Forces armées canadiennes].

OBS

objection de conscience : terme et définition uniformisés par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

These include the right to self-determination; the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; and the right to development understood here as the progressive realization of economic, social and cultural rights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

Il s’agit du droit à l’autodétermination, du droit à la liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion, et du droit au développement, entendu ici comme le droit à la réalisation progressive des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

Having found that the decision infringed [his] freedom of religion and conscience, the Court of Appeal then incorporated that administrative law standard of review into its analysis of constitutional justification under s. 1 of the Canadian Charter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
CONT

Ayant jugé que la décision du conseil des commissaires portait atteinte à la liberté de religion et de conscience [...], la Cour d'appel a ensuite incorporé cette norme de contrôle du droit administratif dans son analyse de la justification constitutionnelle au regard de l'article premier de la Charte canadienne.

Spanish

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