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Clément, Dominique, 1975-
Subjects
Human rights -- Canada -- History.
Human rights -- Canada.
Human rights -- Social aspects -- Canada.
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Clément, Dominique, 1975-
Human rights -- Canada -- History.
Human rights -- Canada.
Human rights -- Social aspects -- Canada.
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Human
rights
in
Canada
: a history / Dominique Clément.
by
Clément, Dominique, 1975-
Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2016.
Call #:
323.0971 C642h
Subjects
Human
rights
--
Canada
--
History.
Human
rights
--
Canada
.
Human
rights
--
Social
aspects
--
Canada
.
Series
Laurier studies in political philosophy series.
ISBN:
9781771121637 (pbk.)
Description:
xiv, 230 pages.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"How
human
rights
became the primary language for
social
change in
Canada
and how a single decade became the locus for that emergence. The author argues that the 1970s was a critical moment in
human
rights
history - one that transformed political culture,
social
movements, law, and foreign policy. This sociological study of
human
rights
in
Canada
explains that
human
rights
are a distinct
social
practice, and it documents those
social
conditions that made
human
rights
significant at a particular historical moment. A central theme in this book is that
human
rights
derive from society rather than abstract legal principles. Until the 1970s, Canadians framed their grievances with reference to Christianity or British justice rather than
human
rights
. A historical sociological approach to
human
rights
reveals how
rights
are historically contingent, and how new
rights
claims are built upon past claims. This book explores governments' tendency to suppress
rights
in periods of perceived emergency; how
Canada
's
rights
culture was shaped by state formation; how
social
movements have advanced new
rights
claims; the changing discourse of
rights
in debates surrounding the constitution; how the international
human
rights
movement shaped domestic politics and foreign policy; and much more"--Provided by publisher.
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