ISBN:
1442609532
,
1442609540
,
9781442609532
,
9781442609549
Language:
English
Pages:
xxxvii, 522 Seiten
,
23 cm
DDC:
323
Keywords:
Human rights
;
Human rights
;
Human rights
;
Human rights Canada
;
Human rights
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Kanada
;
Menschenrecht
Abstract:
"Written largely by Canadian scholars for Canadian students, Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies is an overview of contemporary human rights concerns that aims to introduce readers to the human rights instruments--provincial, national, and international--that protect Canadians. The volume begins with an overview of the history of human rights before moving on to discuss such important topics as the relationship between political institutions and rights protection, rights issues pertaining to specific communities, and cross-cutting rights issues that affect most or all citizens. Contemporary and comprehensive, Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students studying human rights."--
Abstract:
The evolution of human rights protection in Canada / Brooke Jeffrey -- The genesis and evolution of the postwar human rights project / Roland Burke and James Kirby -- Political institutions and the protection of human rights / Gordon DiGiacomo -- Federalism and rights : the case of the United States, with comparative perspectives / John Kincaid -- Human rights NGOs / David Zarnett -- Temporary migrant workers in Canada : protecting and extending labour rights / Tanya Basok -- Children's rights : their role, significance, and potential / Tara Collins and Christine Gervais -- Age, age discrimination, and ageism / Thomas R. Klassen -- Aboriginal rights : the right to self-government versus the right to self-determination / Gordon DiGiacomo and Tracie Scott -- DisAbling human rights? Moving from rights to access and inclusion in daily life / Deborah Stienstra -- The politics of women's rights / Caroline Andrew -- "All manner of wickedness abounds" : reconciling queer rights and religious rights / Karen Busby -- The Arab Spring and human rights : discarding the old clichés / Mahmood Monshipouri and Kelley O'Dell -- Freedom of religion : a change in perspective? / Melanie Adrian -- Whither economic and social rights? Assessing the position of economic and social rights in the neoliberal, post-crisis context / Susan Kang and Jennifer Rutledge -- Business and human rights : challenges in accessing remedy and Justice / Sara Seck and Kirsten Stefanik -- Human rights and climate change / Sam Adelman -- Human rights and security : reflections on an integral relation / Trevor Purvis -- Now you see me : privacy, technology, and autonomy in the digital age / Valerie Steeves -- Concluding discussion: The effectiveness of rights instruments / Gordon DiGiacomo
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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