Human rights, equality, and social justice are at the forefront of public concern and political debate in Canada. Global events--especially the "war on terroris

This book shows 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

In the first major study of postwar social movement organizations in Canada, Dominique Clément provides a history of the human rights movement as seen through

In Canada human rights are considered to be fundamental and inalienable, and on the international stage our rights regime is seen to be forward-looking. The his

From 1948 to 1966, the United Nations worked to create a common legal standard for human rights protection around the globe. Resisting Rights analyzes the Canad