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Egan v Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 513 was one of a trilogy of equality rights cases published by a very divided Supreme Court of Canada in the spring of 1995. It stands today as a landmark Supreme Court case which established that sexual orientation constitutes a prohibited basis of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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  • Egan v Canada (en)
  • Egan c. Canada (fr)
  • 艾根诉加拿大案 (zh)
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  • Egan v Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 513 was one of a trilogy of equality rights cases published by a very divided Supreme Court of Canada in the spring of 1995. It stands today as a landmark Supreme Court case which established that sexual orientation constitutes a prohibited basis of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (en)
  • Egan c. Canada (ou "James Egan contre l'État canadien") est une décision de la Cour suprême du Canada à propos des droits des homosexuels. (fr)
  • 艾根诉加拿大案(Egan v. Canada)[1995] 2 S.C.R.513是加拿大最高法院围绕同性恋权利而作出的一个判决。 (James Egan)和(John Norris Nesbit)是一对自1948年开始维系着“婚姻关系”的同性恋爱人。1986年,65岁的艾根根据加拿大《》(Old Age Security Act)领取(Old Age Security)。奈斯比特满60岁的时候,他根据同一法律文件申请配偶津贴。但他的申请被拒绝,因为行政机关认为艾根和奈斯比特之间的关系不是《》里所保障的配偶关系。艾根随之起诉。在地方法院和联邦上诉法院输掉了官司以后,艾根和奈斯比特上诉至加拿大最高法院。 1995年3月25日,最高法院驳回了上诉,判定《》中的“异性结合是能构成配偶关系的条件之一”的规定是符合加拿大宪法的。 但同时,由于全体法官一直认为,基于性取向的歧视是为《加拿大权利与自由宪章》第十五部分所禁止的。这使得这个判决成为一个具有争议性的,要求给予同性恋权利保障的判决书。按照《加拿大权利与自由宪章》的规定: 判决认为: 这个判决成为一个先例:《加拿大权利与自由宪章》第十五部分禁止基于性倾向的歧视。而性取向也被认为是“隐藏”在权利与自由宪章里的一个条目。 (zh)
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  • McLachlin J (en)
  • L'Heureux-Dubé J (en)
  • Cory and Iacobucci JJ (en)
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  • Lamer CJ and Gonthier and Major JJ (en)
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  • [1995] 2 SCR 513, 124 DLR 609, 12 RFL 201, 29 CRR 79, 96 FTR 80 (en)
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  • Appeal dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal. (en)
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  • La Forest J (en)
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  • The definition of "spouse" in section 2 of the Old Age Security Act, which excludes same-sex couples, is constitutional. Sexual orientation is a prohibited ground of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (en)
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  • Egan v Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 513 was one of a trilogy of equality rights cases published by a very divided Supreme Court of Canada in the spring of 1995. It stands today as a landmark Supreme Court case which established that sexual orientation constitutes a prohibited basis of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (en)
  • Egan c. Canada (ou "James Egan contre l'État canadien") est une décision de la Cour suprême du Canada à propos des droits des homosexuels. (fr)
  • 艾根诉加拿大案(Egan v. Canada)[1995] 2 S.C.R.513是加拿大最高法院围绕同性恋权利而作出的一个判决。 (James Egan)和(John Norris Nesbit)是一对自1948年开始维系着“婚姻关系”的同性恋爱人。1986年,65岁的艾根根据加拿大《》(Old Age Security Act)领取(Old Age Security)。奈斯比特满60岁的时候,他根据同一法律文件申请配偶津贴。但他的申请被拒绝,因为行政机关认为艾根和奈斯比特之间的关系不是《》里所保障的配偶关系。艾根随之起诉。在地方法院和联邦上诉法院输掉了官司以后,艾根和奈斯比特上诉至加拿大最高法院。 1995年3月25日,最高法院驳回了上诉,判定《》中的“异性结合是能构成配偶关系的条件之一”的规定是符合加拿大宪法的。 但同时,由于全体法官一直认为,基于性取向的歧视是为《加拿大权利与自由宪章》第十五部分所禁止的。这使得这个判决成为一个具有争议性的,要求给予同性恋权利保障的判决书。按照《加拿大权利与自由宪章》的规定: 判决认为: 这个判决成为一个先例:《加拿大权利与自由宪章》第十五部分禁止基于性倾向的歧视。而性取向也被认为是“隐藏”在权利与自由宪章里的一个条目。 (zh)
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  • Egan v Canada (en)
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  • James Egan and John Norris Nesbit v. Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada (en)
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