Kislowicz, H. (2013). Social Processes in Canadian Religious Freedom Litigation: Plural Laws, Multicultural Communications, and Civic Belonging [University of Toronto]. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/35866/1/Kislowicz_Howard_201306_SJD_thesis.pdf 

This thesis addresses the gap in the literature pertaining to the experiences of individuals in religious freedom litigation. The author explores three cases: the right of Jewish condominium co-owners to install ritual huts on their balconies, the right of a Sikh student to wear a ceremonial dagger in a public high school; and 3) the right of a Hutterite group to be exempted from the photo requirement on driver’s licences for religious reasons. The article is divided into three sections: themes of legal systems in narratives; religious freedom litigation as cross cultural communications; and issues of belonging to the Canadian community from immigrant perspectives.

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