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337The Utilitarian Theory of Equality Before the LawOttawa Law Review 8 (3): 485-517. 1976.This Article argues that a particular political theory underlies the judicial interpretation of ‘equality before the law’. The Canadian Courts at the date of writing have elaborated two tests for the signification of ‘equality before the law’. The Article traces the two tests to the utilitarian political theory outlined by John Stuart Mill. The one test sets out the ‘greatest happiness of the greatest number’ or ‘social interests’ as the criterion for adjudicating equality. The second test ident…Read more
York University
PhD, 1992
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Areas of Specialization
Social and Political Philosophy |
European Philosophy |
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Law |
Continental Philosophy |
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