Topic:

Jehovah's Witnesses are forced by the government to have their child undergo a life-saving blood transfusion that is against their religion. Parents have appealed the Supreme Court. In your opinion, how should the courts decide such a case?

The resource to use:

Sharpe, R. J., & Roach, K. (2021).The Charter of Rights and Freedoms(Seventh edition.). Irwin Law,

• Chapter 1 Historical Context
• Chapter 2 The Legitimacy of Judicial Review
• Chapter 3 Interpretation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Chapter 4 Limitation of Charter Rights
• Chapter 8 Freedom of Conscience and Religion
• Chapter 9 Freedom of Expression
• Chapter 10 Freedom of Association
• Chapter 13 Life, Liberty, and Security of the Person & the Principles of Fundamental Justice
• Chapter 14 Rights in the Criminal Process
• Chapter 15 Equality

*** Outside sources are also allowed but the focus should be the textbook***

Starter Sentences Below use these to write a paragraph

-The case I have chosen is...(state it here, do not repeat the question or scenario in your response)

-According to the Course textbook...(provide the proper edition 7th edition and the page number)

-The Oakes Test applies to the case I have chosen in the following way...(Explain this here do not simply list the parts of the Oakes test - you will lose marks if you do this)

-The Charter right associated with my chosen case scenario is...(List here the Charter right that applies and explain why)

-The Case that is similar to my case scenario is...(list and explain it)

-This Charter right associated with my case scenario is important because...(explain, you answer here should reflect what we have talked about in the course lecture notes with respect to this Charter right)