Human rights : current issues and controversies / edited by Gordon DiGiacomo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DiGiacomo, Gordon, author, editor.

Standardized Title:

Human rights (University of Toronto Press)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Human rights--Canada.

Canada.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 p.)

Distribution:

Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016

Place of Publication:

North York, Ontario ; Tonawanda, New York : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Summary:

"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 volume begins with an overview of the history of human rights before moving on to discuss such important topics as the relationship between political institutions and rights protection, rights issues pertaining to specific communities, and cross-cutting rights issues that affect most or all citizens. Contemporary and comprehensive, Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students studying human rights."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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 cliches / 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4426-0956-7

1-4426-0955-9

OCLC:

948393361