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"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 v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DiGiacomo, Gordon (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Temas:
Human rights.
Human rights > Canada.
Human Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Canada.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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