Human Rights : : Current Issues and Controversies /

Human Rights : : Current Issues and Controversies / / ed. by Gordon DiGiacomo.

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. The volume begins with an outline of the history of human rights before moving on to...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
MitwirkendeR:
Adelman, Sam,
Adrian, Melanie,
Andrew, Caroline,
Basok, Tanya,
Burke, Roland,
Busby, Karen,
Collins, Tara,
Di-Giacomo, Gordon,
Digiacomo, Gordon,
Gervais, Christine,
Jeffrey, Brooke,
Kang, Susan,
Kincaid, John,
Kirby, James,
Klassen, Thomas R.,
Monshipouri, Mahmood,
O’Dell, Kelley,
Purvis, Trevor,
Rutledge, Jennifer,
Scott, Tracie,
Seck, Sara,
Steeves, Valerie,
Stefanik, Kirsten,
Stienstra, Deborah,
Zarnett, David,
HerausgeberIn:
DiGiacomo, Gordon,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
©2016
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (560 p.) :; 1 b&w illustration, 1 b&w table
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Dedication --   |t Contents --   |t Acknowledgements --   |t Contributors --   |t Introduction --   |t Part One --   |t 1 The Evolution of Human Rights Protection in Canada --   |t 2 The Genesis and Evolution of the Postwar Human Rights Project --   |t Part Two --   |t 3 Political Institutions and the Protection of Human Rights --   |t 4 Federalism and Rights: The Case of the United States, with Comparative Perspectives --   |t 5 Human Rights NGOs --   |t Part Three --   |t 6 Temporary Migrant Workers in Canada: Protecting and Extending Labour Rights --   |t 7 Children’s Rights: Their Role, Significance, and Potential --   |t 8 Age, Age Discrimination, and Ageism --   |t 9 Aboriginal Rights: The Right to Self-Government versus the Right to Self-Determination --   |t 10 DisAbling Human Rights? Moving from Rights to Access and Inclusion in Daily Life --   |t 11 The Politics of Women’s Rights --   |t 12 “All Manner of Wickedness Abounds”: Reconciling Queer Rights and Religious Rights --   |t 13 The Arab Spring and Human Rights: Discarding the Old Clichés --   |t 14 Freedom of Religion: A Change in Perspective? --   |t Part Four --   |t 15 Whither Economic and Social Rights? Assessing the Position of Economic and Social Rights in the Neoliberal, Post-crisis Context --   |t 16 Business and Human Rights: Challenges in Accessing Remedy and Justice --   |t 17 Human Rights and Climate Change --   |t 18 Human Rights and Security: Reflections on an Integral Relation --   |t 19 Now You See Me: Privacy, Technology, and Autonomy in the Digital Age --   |t Concluding Discussion: The Effectiveness of Rights Instruments --   |t Appendix 1: International Human Rights Treaties --   |t Appendix 2: Simulation Exercise --   |t Glossary --   |t Index 
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