FULL REPORT INCLUDED provincily but speaking globaly

[marry-ella]

News

Prof. Rebecca Cook testifies at B.C. polygamy trial on January 6, 2011, Prof. Rebecca Cook provided expert testimony at the trial being held in front of the British Columbia Supreme Court on the question of whether the law banning polygamy is constitutional.
https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-URIT ... TYtN2Y2YTE
The Province ("Polygamy subject to rights law: Prof," January 7, 2011).
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Polygam ... story.html
(Ottawa: Department of Justice of Canada, 2006). The full report is available online (PDF).
http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/pub/poly/poly.pdf

In 2010, Professors Mohammad Fadel and Anver Emon have also submitted briefs to the BC Supreme Court regarding the issue of polygamy in Islamic law and Islamic contemporary practice.

* Prof. Anver Emon's brief (Google docs)https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-URIT52yhx4MjMyOWYyZmItNThmNy00YzE1LTljZjUtMTI5ODM
* Prof. Mohammad Fadel's brief (Google docs)https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B-URIT52yhx4NzMxYzk5MjAtMjM0Yy00N2NiLWEyMWMtZmJiYTM1MzI4NTE4&sort=name&layout=list&pid=0B-URIT52yhx4MDVkMDU5MDctZDM0Zi00ODQ4LWJkNWEtMWVjNmRjMGE2ZjQ0&cindex=93&pli=1

The David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights has also submitted a brief to the court in conjunction with the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children regarding the need to consider the rights of children in the case.

 

[cnystrom]

The first link did not work for me, but the rest was good information.

The interesting thing about Prof. Cook's reports is that she criticises polygamy for the "oppressive patriarchy", but she apparently does not respect women enough to believe that women are capable of making their own decisions. Instead she would prefer an oppressive law.

 

[Isabella]

The first link did not work for me, but the rest was good information.

The interesting thing about Prof. Cook's reports is that she criticises polygamy for the "oppressive patriarchy", but she apparently does not respect women enough to believe that women are capable of making their own decisions. Instead she would prefer an oppressive law.

I SO agree with you, it drives me nuts to be told that I am incapable of knowing what is good for me! How dare anyone disregard the women's opinions in the manner of what they wish for their lives? Not everyone who wants to live in Poly has been brought up in isolation on a compound, if enough women freely choose this lifestyle whilst being exposed to the alternative, how on earth can anyone complain that women are being manipulated?

Grrr,
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[steve]

yes, they do not seem to realize that they are putting in their own form of control in order to protect women from the possibility of getting into a situation where the women might get controlled

 

[Isabella]

women might get controlled

Some of us might actually likethat!!

:shock:

But you didn't hear me say that...

*ducks and runs*



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