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Canada S Rights Revolution
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Author : Dominique Clément
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Canada S Rights Revolution written by Dominique Clément and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with History categories.
In the first major study of postwar social movement organizations in Canada, Dominique Clément provides a history of the human rights movement as seen through the eyes of two generations of activists. Drawing on newly acquired archival sources, extensive interviews, and materials released through access to information applications, Clément explores the history of four organizations that emerged in the sixties and evolved into powerful lobbies for human rights despite bitter internal disputes and intense rivalries. This book offers a unique perspective on infamous human rights controversies and argues that the idea of human rights has historically been highly statist while grassroots activism has been at the heart of the most profound human rights advances.
The Rights Revolution
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Author : Michael Ignatieff
language : en
Publisher: House of Anansi
Release Date : 2008-12-01
The Rights Revolution written by Michael Ignatieff and has been published by House of Anansi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-01 with Political Science categories.
With an updated preface by the author. Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, rights have become the dominant language of the public good around the globe. Indeed, rights have become the trump card in every argument. Long-standing fights for aboriginal rights, the issue of preserving the linguistic heritage of minorities, and same-sex marriage have steered our society into a full-blown rights revolution. This revolution is not only deeply controversial in North America, but is being watched around the world. Are group rights jeopardizing individual rights? When everyone asserts their rights, what happens to responsibilities? Can families survive and prosper when each member has rights? Is rights language empowering individuals while weakening community? Michael Ignatieff confronts these controversial questions head-on in The Rights Revolution, defending the supposed individualism of rights language against all comers. For Ignatieff, believing in rights means believing in politics, believing in deliberation rather than confrontation, compromise rather than violence.
Human Rights In Canada
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Author : Dominique Clément
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2016-03-31
Human Rights In Canada written by Dominique Clément and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-31 with History categories.
This book shows how human rights became the primary language for social change in Canada and how a single decade became the locus for that emergence. The author argues that the 1970s was a critical moment in human rights history—one that transformed political culture, social movements, law, and foreign policy. Human Rights in Canada is one of the first sociological studies of human rights in Canada. It explains that human rights are a distinct social practice, and it documents those social conditions that made human rights significant at a particular historical moment. A central theme in this book is that human rights derive from society rather than abstract legal principles. Therefore, we can identify the boundaries and limits of Canada’s rights culture at different moments in our history. Until the 1970s, Canadians framed their grievances with reference to Christianity or British justice rather than human rights. A historical sociological approach to human rights reveals how rights are historically contingent, and how new rights claims are built upon past claims. This book explores governments’ tendency to suppress rights in periods of perceived emergency; how Canada’s rights culture was shaped by state formation; how social movements have advanced new rights claims; the changing discourse of rights in debates surrounding the constitution; how the international human rights movement shaped domestic politics and foreign policy; and much more. In addition to drawing on secondary literature in law, history, sociology, and political science, this study looked to published government documents, litigation and case law, archival research, newspapers, opinion polls, and materials produced by non-governmental organizations.
Debating Rights Inflation In Canada
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Author : Dominique Clément
language : en
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Debating Rights Inflation In Canada written by Dominique Clément and has been published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with Political Science categories.
Human rights has become the dominant vernacular for framing social problems around the world. In this book, Dominique Clément presents a paradox in politics, law, and social practice: he argues that whereas framing grievances as human rights violations has become an effective strategy, the increasing appropriation of rights-talk to frame any and all grievances undermines attempts to address systemic social problems. His argument is followed by commentator response from several leading human rights scholars and practitioners in Canada and abroad who bridge the divide between academia, public policy, and practice.
Evolution Of Human Rights In Canada Electronic Resource 2012
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Author : Canadian Human Rights Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Evolution Of Human Rights In Canada Electronic Resource 2012 written by Canadian Human Rights Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Taking Liberties
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Author : David Goutor
language : en
Publisher: OUP Canada
Release Date : 2013-11
Taking Liberties written by David Goutor and has been published by OUP Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11 with History categories.
In Canada human rights are considered to be fundamental and inalienable, and on the international stage our rights regime is seen to be forward-looking. The historical reality, however, is that Canada was surprisingly slow to adopt and adapt to the "rights revolution" that followed the Second World War. Canadians are by and large unaware of the uneven emergence of a rights consciousness, nor is there a general understanding of how the Canadian experience fits into the international story of the age of rights. This collection explores the changing attitudes toward human rights in Canada in the last hundred years. Contributors detail the novelty of, the struggle for, and the limitations of universal human rights in Canada and their uneven application across Canadian society. The history of this long process of transformation includes the struggle faced by many groups for recognition of their rights and the important work of rights activists.
Resisting Rights
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Author : Jennifer Tunnicliffe
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2019-02-15
Resisting Rights written by Jennifer Tunnicliffe and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with Political Science categories.
From 1948 to 1966, the United Nations worked to create a common legal standard for human rights protection around the globe. Resisting Rights analyzes the Canadian government’s changing policy toward this endeavour from the 1940s to the 1970s, exploring how developments in international relations and evolving cultural attitudes within Canadian society created pressure on the federal government to overcome its initial reluctance to be bound by international human rights law. This timely study situates current policies within their historical context and debunks the myth that Canada has been at the forefront of international human rights policy since its inception.
The Rights Revolution
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Author : Charles R. Epp
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-05-14
The Rights Revolution written by Charles R. Epp and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-14 with Political Science categories.
It is well known that the scope of individual rights has expanded dramatically in the United States over the last half-century. Less well known is that other countries have experienced "rights revolutions" as well. Charles R. Epp argues that, far from being the fruit of an activist judiciary, the ascendancy of civil rights and liberties has rested on the democratization of access to the courts—the influence of advocacy groups, the establishment of governmental enforcement agencies, the growth of financial and legal resources for ordinary citizens, and the strategic planning of grass roots organizations. In other words, the shift in the rights of individuals is best understood as a "bottom up," rather than a "top down," phenomenon. The Rights Revolution is the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the growth of civil rights, examining the high courts of the United States, Britain, Canada, and India within their specific constitutional and cultural contexts. It brilliantly revises our understanding of the relationship between courts and social change.
Canada S Constitutional Revolution
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Author : Barry L. Strayer
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2013-07-02
Canada S Constitutional Revolution written by Barry L. Strayer and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-02 with History categories.
From 1960 to 1982 Barry L. Strayer was instrumental in the design of The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the patriation of Canada's Constitution. Here Dr. Strayer shares his experiences as a key legal advisor with a clear, personal voice that yields an insightful contribution to Canadian history and political memoir. He discusses the personal philosophies of Pierre Trudeau and F.R. Scott in addition to his meticulous accounts of the events and people involved in Canada's constitutional reform, and the consequences of that reform, which reveal that it was truly a revolution. This is an accessible primary source for experts and non-specialists interested in constitutional history studies, political history of patriation and The Charter, interpretation of The Charter, and the nature of judicial review.
Rescuing Canada S Right
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Author : Tasha Kheiriddin
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-12-14
Rescuing Canada S Right written by Tasha Kheiriddin and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-14 with Political Science categories.
A provocative and timely call to action for civic-minded Canadians yearning for a more competitive political system ane better government. Canadians everywhere are asking: what's wrong with the Conservative Party? The Liberal Party of Canada has held power for 70 of the past 100 years--a feat unrivaled by any other political party in the Western hemisphere. This dominance has caused a great deal of frustration on all political fronts, especially on the right. In the past two years, the long-awaited merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives has not achieved the results many were expecting. Despite the explosive revelations of the sponsorship scandal, and attempts to improve his party's image, Stephen Harper's Conservatives still trail in the polls. In Rescuing Canada's Right, the authors examine the problems facing the Conservative Party and the broader conservative movement, and offer concrete solutions on how to fix them. Some of the issues the book will address: Why the Conservative Party and its predecessor parties have such a poor electoral record; Why today's Conservative Party is not really conservative. Why a new political vision is necessary to inspire Canadians--and what it should be. How the Liberals use public money to entrench an unhealthy reliance on the state--and how the right has failed to challenge it What Canadian conservatives can learn from the American and British experiences How to build a Canadian Conservative counter-culture in the media, academia, and the law How the right can break through to the young, and to immigrants in Quebec An action plan to end Canada's democratic deficit and level the political playing field. Rescuing Canada's Right will be a hard-hitting and groundbreaking work that will introduce new ideas and a passionate call for change for 21st century Canada.