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Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court
The court ruled the oath infringes on religious freedom and suggested removing, revising, or making it optional, aligning Alberta with other provinces, the judges said.
- Alberta's top court ruled that requiring prospective lawyers to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the reigning monarch infringes on religious freedom.
- The court found that the oath forced Prabjot Wirring to choose between practising law and his Sikh faith, as he had sworn allegiance to Akal Purakh.
- The court declared the oath requirement unconstitutional, and Alberta could remedy the issue by making the oath optional, removing it, or revising its phrasing.
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Making lawyers swear Oath of Allegiance to monarch unconstitutional: Alberta court
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Mandatory Oath to King for New Lawyers Unconstitutional, Alberta Appeals Court Rules
Alberta’s highest court has determined a provincial mandate requiring aspiring lawyers to swear an oath to the King to be able to practise law is unconstitutional because it violates religious freedom. Three Court of Appeal judges unanimously ruled on Dec. 16 the law should either be repealed or amended following a years-long legal challenge initiated by Prabjot Singh Wirring, a devout Amritdhari Sikh. Alberta law mandates that attorneys take a…
·New York, United States
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Alberta’s top court rules oath to monarch for prospective lawyers is unconstitutional
A panel of three judges from the Court of Appeal of Alberta has unanimously found the law society’s oath of allegiance to the monarch unjustifiably infringes on religious freedom and is unconstitutional.
·Canada
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