Defining rights and wrongs : bureaucracy, human rights, and public accountability / Rosanna L. Langer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langer, Rosanna L. (Rosanna Lillian), 1955-

Series:

Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)

Law and society series, 1496-4953

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Human rights--Canada.

Human rights.

Human rights--Ontario.

Complaints (Administrative procedure)--Ontario.

Complaints (Administrative procedure).

Complaints (Administrative procedure)--Canada.

Human rights--Ontario--Cases.

Human rights--Canada--Cases.

Administrative agencies--Canada.

Administrative agencies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 191 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Human rights complaints attract a great deal of public interest, but what is going on below the surface? When people contact a human rights lawyer, how do they think about and use human rights discourse? How are complaints turned into cases? Can administrative systems be both effective and fair? Defining Rights and Wrongs investigates the day-to-day practices of low-level officials and intermediaries as they construct domestic human rights complaints. It identifies the values that a human rights system should uphold if it is to promote mutual respect and foster the personal dignity and equal rights of citizens.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

An Overview of Public Administration of Human Rights Enforcement in Canada

The Roles of Frontline Staff and Independent Lawyers in the Public Administration of Human Rights Enforcement

Transforming Human Rights Complaints into Cases

Publics, Counterpublics, and the Public Interest

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-185) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-59359-5

9786612593598

0-7748-5587-8

OCLC:

923445378