jud ice , ▁or ▁vulner ability ▁experienced ▁by ▁the ▁individual ▁or ▁group ▁at ▁issue . ▁The ▁effects ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁as ▁they ▁relate ▁to ▁the ▁important ▁purpose ▁of ▁s . ▁ 1 5 ( 1 ) ▁in ▁protect ing ▁individuals ▁or ▁groups ▁who ▁are ▁vulner able , ▁dis adv ant aged , ▁or ▁members ▁of ▁" dis crete ▁and ▁ins ular ▁minor ities " ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁a ▁central ▁consideration . ▁Although ▁the ▁claim ant ' s ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁histor ically ▁more ▁adv ant aged ▁or ▁dis adv ant aged ▁group ▁or ▁groups ▁is ▁not ▁per ▁se ▁determin ative ▁of ▁an ▁in fr ing ement , ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁these ▁pre - ex isting ▁factors ▁will ▁favour ▁a ▁finding ▁that ▁s . ▁ 1 5 ( 1 ) ▁has ▁been ▁in fr ing ed . ▁The ▁correspond ence , ▁or ▁lack ▁there of , ▁between ▁the ▁ground ▁or ▁grounds ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁claim ▁is ▁based ▁and ▁the ▁actual ▁need , ▁capacity , ▁or ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁claim ant ▁or ▁others . ▁Although ▁the ▁mere ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁imp ug ned ▁legisl ation ▁takes ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁claim ant ' s ▁tra its ▁or ▁circumstances ▁will ▁not ▁necessarily ▁be ▁sufficient ▁to ▁defeat ▁a ▁s . ▁ 1 5 ( 1 ) ▁claim , ▁it ▁will ▁generally ▁be ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁establish ▁disc rim ination ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁the ▁law ▁takes ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁claim ant ' s ▁actual ▁situation ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁that ▁respect s ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁value ▁as ▁a ▁human