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Andr茅 Schutten

Adjunct Lecturer in Politics and International Studies


Programs: Politics and International Studies

Education

Certificate in Human Rights Law (2015), Osgoode Hall

LL.M. (2013), Constitutional Law, Osgoode Hall

LL.B. (2010), University of Ottawa

BA (Hons) (2007), Classics and Religion, McMaster University

Courses

  • Human Rights and International Justice (POL-246)
  • Introduction to Law (POL-307)

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Andr茅 Schutten is a lawyer, called to the Ontario bar in 2011. He serves as Senior Counsel and Director of Training & Development at . He researches and writes on law and public policy, particularly from a Christian perspective, and conducts regular analysis on the impact of different government bills and court judgments. He has represented Christian groups in various court interventions, having made arguments before the Supreme Court of Canada in four cases and written and oral arguments in Superior and Appellate courts in five provinces.

Andr茅 previously worked as General Counsel and Director of Law & Public Policy at ARPA Canada, and as an intern for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and for the Centre for Faith and Public Life. Andr茅 was also an adjunct faculty at Trinity Western University’s Laurentian Leadership Centre (2021-2023).

He, his wife Karyn (an illustrator, painter, and art teacher) and their four children live in Caledonia, Ontario, after having lived in the Ottawa area for 16 years. Andr茅 has served as an ordained elder and a part-time church organist. Andr茅 is a former Infantry Reservist and an advocate for maintaining the last remaining squash court at the Redeemer gym.

Research Interests

  • Constitutional interpretation
  • Human rights
  • Fundamental freedoms (religion, conscience, expression, assembly, and association)
  • Intersection of history, law, and theology
  • Administrative law
  • Church and state relations
  • Public policy

Recent Publications

A Christian Citizenship Guide, 2nd Edition, Andr茅 Schutten & Michael Wagner, (2022: Premier Printing Ltd., Winnipeg, MB)

鈥淪ection 31 and the Charter鈥檚 unexplored constraints on state power鈥 (co-author Tabitha Ewert), Supreme Court Law Review (2022) 105 S.C.L.R. (2d) 328

鈥淩ecovering Community: Addressing Judicial Blind Spots on Freedom of Association鈥 Supreme Court Law Review (2020) 98 S.C.L.R. (2d) 399

鈥淥pportunity and Temptation: A Reformed Christian Legal Perspective on Church Discipline in Canada鈥 (co-author John Sikkema) Cardus Religious Freedom Institute (October, 2018)

鈥淟ethal Discrimination: A Case Against Legalizing Assisted Suicide in Canada鈥 Supreme Court Law Review (2016) 73 S.C.L.R. (2d) 143

鈥淲hatcott and Hate Speech: Re-thinking Freedom of Expression in the Charter Age鈥 (co-author Richard Haigh) National Journal of Constitutional Law Vol. 34, No. 1 (2015) 1

鈥淭he Need for Greater Protection of Religious Associational Rights in Employment鈥 Canadian Diversity vol. 9:3 (Summer 2012) 44

Awards and Certifications聽

2009 International Law School Mediation Moot Competition First Place Trophy – Mediation

2009 International Law School Mediation Moot Competition Second Place Trophy – Advocacy

2008 Chief Justice Warren K. Winkler Cup for First Place Mediation Team