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A History of Human Rights in Canada
Janet Miron
其他書名
Essential Issues
出版Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2009
主題History / GeneralHistory / Canada / GeneralPolitical Science / Civil RightsPolitical Science / Human RightsSocial Science / Discrimination
ISBN15513035669781551303567
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tNS092dZzzMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Human rights, equality, and social justice are at the forefront of public concern and political debate in Canada. Global events--especially the "war on terrorism"―have fostered further interest in the abuse of human rights, especially when sanctioned or perpetuated by democratic governments. This groundbreaking contributed volume seeks to shed light on this topic by uniting original essays that examine the history of human rights in Canada.

Contributors explore a variety of themes integral to the post-confederation period, including immigration and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, disability, state formation, and provincial-federal relations. Three key issues emerge throughout: incidents of discrimination in both government and society, the efforts of human rights and civil liberties activists to create a more open and tolerant society, and the implementation of state legislation designed to protect or enhance civil rights.