BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250510T072812EDT-7567UMkKAm@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250510T112812Z DESCRIPTION:The Annie MacDonald Langstaff Workshop Series presents the 2012 Patricia Allen Memorial Lecture\, with special guest Professor Beverley B aines\, Faculty of Law\, Queens University. The R v NS Case deals with the question of whether should a female Muslim witness be allowed to wear a n iqab while testifying before a court. About the speaker Professor Baines ' research examines the constitutionality of state interference with the e quality rights and religious freedom of women in Canada\, focusing specifi cally on issues raised by criminalizing polygamy\, banning niqabs\, and re stricting faith-based family law arbitrations. Other research interests in clude gender and the judiciary\, particularly the feminist features of the jurisprudence of the late Justice Bertha Wilson. DTSTART:20130220T173000Z DTEND:20130220T190000Z LOCATION:NCDH 202\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 36 44 rue Peel SUMMARY:The R v NS Case: Why did the Supreme Court Change the Oakes Test? URL:/law/channels/event/r-v-ns-case-why-did-supreme-co urt-change-oakes-test-224975 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR