糟糕的宗教和糟糕的生意:加拿大巫术规定的历史

IF 0.5 Q3 LAW
Riley Klassen-Molyneaux
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巫术是一个引人入胜的话题,许多相关书籍不断出版。但在加拿大并非如此。本文与加拿大早期关于巫术的文章形成鲜明对比,后者的主要目的是证明巫术条款将妇女边缘化,并鼓励立法者废除该条款。议会最终于 2018 年废除了加拿大的巫术禁令。因此,追问这一立法怪胎如何--以及为何--从英国传入加拿大的时机已经成熟。本文第一部分探讨了英国巫术禁令的宗教起源,以及它是如何进入加拿大《刑法典》的。第二部分探讨了该禁令如何从针对不受欢迎的精神习俗演变为针对不受欢迎的经济习俗。本文的最后一部分探讨了巫术如何演变为基于宗教自由的可行的《宪章》辩护理由,以及禁止巫术的禁令最终被废除的原因。最后,文章反思了加拿大巫术的特殊发展轨迹,以及它不仅对加拿大刑法,而且对更广泛的加拿大社会可能产生的影响。
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Bad Religion and Bad Business: The History of the Canadian Witchcraft Provision
Witchcraft is a fascinating subject on which many volumes continue to be published. But not in Canada. This article stands in contrast to earlier Canadian pieces on witchcraft whose primary goals were to prove that the witchcraft provision marginalized women and to encourage legislators to repeal it. Parliament finally repealed the Canadian witchcraft prohibition in 2018. The moment is thus ripe to ask how—and why—this legislative oddity migrated from England into Canada. The first section of the paper considers the religious origins of the witchcraft prohibition in England and how it made its way into the Canadian Criminal Code. The second section explores how the prohibition evolved from one against unwanted spiritual practices to one against unwanted economic practices. The last section of the paper considers how witchcraft morphed into a viable Charter defence based on freedom of religion and why the prohibition against it was eventually repealed. In conclusion, the article reflects on the peculiar trajectory of witchcraft in Canada and what it might suggest not only about Canadian criminal law, but also about broader Canadian society.
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期刊介绍: The Canadian Journal of Law and Society is pleased to announce that it has a new home and editorial board. As of January 2008, the Journal is housed in the Law Department at Carleton University. Michel Coutu and Mariana Valverde are the Journal’s new co-editors (in French and English respectively) and Dawn Moore is now serving as the Journal’s Managing Editor. As always, the journal is committed to publishing high caliber, original academic work in the field of law and society scholarship. CJLS/RCDS has wide circulation and an international reputation for showcasing quality scholarship that speaks to both theoretical and empirical issues in sociolegal studies.
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