2. The High Commissioner for Human Rights

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
6. 1. Personal File 1
7. 2. School, University, Graduate Studies 1
8. 3. A Public Service Career 7
9. PART TWO: LANGUAGE RIGHTS
10. 1. The Background to Language Reform 27
11. 2. The Origins of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism 30
12. 3. The Royal Commission Recommendations and Government Reactions 32
13. 4. Summary of Commission Proposals and Government Reactions 107
14. PART THREE: HUMAN RIGHTS
15. 1. Introduction 115
16. 2. The Universality of Human Rights Norms 117
17. 3. Perspectives on Human Rights 118
18. 4. The Canadian Experience 130
19. 5. Discrimination 144
20. 6. Multiculturalism 165
21. 7. Employment Equity 178
22. 8. Pay Equity 183
23. 9. Aboriginal Rights 186
24. PART FOUR: HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
25. 1. International Human Rights Machinery 198
26. 2. The High Commissioner for Human Rights 202
27. 3. Regional Human Rights Machinery 203
28. 4. The Human Rights Covenants and the Treaty Bodies 204
29. 5. Canada and International Human Rights Machinery 209
30. 6. Canada and Human Rights Violations 215
31. PART FIVE: SUMMING UP AND CONCLUSIONS
32. 1. Language Rights 219
33. 2. Human Rights 223
34. Appendix: Official Languages and Human Rights Commissioners 231
35. Notes 233
36. Select Bibliography 253
37. Index 261