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  • Top court to rule on 'spanking law' (Canada Recall, SC_of_C sets the trend for SCOTUS).

    01/26/2004 10:50:15 AM PST · by gobucks · 67 replies · 402+ views
    CNEWS ^ | Jan 24, 2003 | Jim Brown
    OTTAWA (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide whether a parental smack on a childish bottom - a disciplinary measure specifically permitted by federal law for more than a century - is a violation of the Charter of Rights. The high court has scheduled this Friday as judgment day in a constitutional challenge mounted by children's rights advocates who want the so-called spanking law struck down. "We're looking forward to the decision," says lawyer Paul Schabas. "It's been a long battle." Schabas and co-counsel Cheryl Milne represent the Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law,...