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''Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage'' () 3 S.C.R. 698, 2004 SCC 79, was a reference question to the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the constitutional validity of same-sex marriage in Canada. The ruling was announced December 2004, following arguments made two months prior. ==Background== Prior to this case the issue regarding the constitutional validity of same-sex marriage had been considered by several of the provinces' appellate courts, all of them holding that it was constitutionally valid. In response to this, the Government of Canada submitted three questions to the Supreme Court regarding the validity of the proposed same-sex marriage legislation. :1. Is the Act within the authority of Parliament? If not, to what extent? :2. If so, is section 1 of the Act consistent with the Charter? If not, to what extent? :3. Does section 2(a) of the Charter, guaranteeing freedom of religion, protect religious officials who do not believe in same-sex marriage? Later, an additional question was added: :4. Is the opposite-sex requirement established in the common law and Quebec law consistent with the Charter? If not, to what extent? 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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