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Human Rights
Current Issues and Controversies
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2016
About this book
Written largely by Canadian scholars for Canadian readers, this overview of contemporary human rights concerns introduces the human rights instruments—provincial, national, and international—which protect Canadians.
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DiGiacomo Gordon :
Gordon DiGiacomo teaches political science at the University of Ottawa.
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Paul Brienza, York University:
As a long time researcher and teacher in the area of human rights, I encourage all to closely examine Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies. First, it deals with a wide range of important issues from the rights of workers to climate change. Second, it examines the insights of law while simultaneously de-emphasizing an exclusively formal and legalistic approach. Third, this text is an excellent introduction to the debate between the 'rights of communities' and the 'rights of individuals.' This is the best introduction to these issues I have come across.
As a long time researcher and teacher in the area of human rights, I encourage all to closely examine Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies. First, it deals with a wide range of important issues from the rights of workers to climate change. Second, it examines the insights of law while simultaneously de-emphasizing an exclusively formal and legalistic approach. Third, this text is an excellent introduction to the debate between the 'rights of communities' and the 'rights of individuals.' This is the best introduction to these issues I have come across.
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Dedication
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Contributors
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Introduction
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1 The Evolution of Human Rights Protection in Canada
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2 The Genesis and Evolution of the Postwar Human Rights Project
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3 Political Institutions and the Protection of Human Rights
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4 Federalism and Rights: The Case of the United States, with Comparative Perspectives
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5 Human Rights NGOs
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6 Temporary Migrant Workers in Canada: Protecting and Extending Labour Rights
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7 Children’s Rights: Their Role, Significance, and Potential
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8 Age, Age Discrimination, and Ageism
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9 Aboriginal Rights: The Right to Self-Government versus the Right to Self-Determination
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10 DisAbling Human Rights? Moving from Rights to Access and Inclusion in Daily Life
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11 The Politics of Women’s Rights
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12 “All Manner of Wickedness Abounds”: Reconciling Queer Rights and Religious Rights
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13 The Arab Spring and Human Rights: Discarding the Old Clichés
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14 Freedom of Religion: A Change in Perspective?
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15 Whither Economic and Social Rights? Assessing the Position of Economic and Social Rights in the Neoliberal, Post-crisis Context
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16 Business and Human Rights: Challenges in Accessing Remedy and Justice
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17 Human Rights and Climate Change
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18 Human Rights and Security: Reflections on an Integral Relation
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19 Now You See Me: Privacy, Technology, and Autonomy in the Digital Age
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Concluding Discussion: The Effectiveness of Rights Instruments
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Appendix 1: International Human Rights Treaties
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Appendix 2: Simulation Exercise
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Glossary
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Index
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February 10, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9781442609556
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560
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1 b&w illustration, 1 b&w table
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9781442609556
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