Since 9/11 and the onset of the "war on terror," the principal challenge confronting liberal democracies has been to balance freedom with security and individual with collective rights. This book sheds new light on the evolution of human rights norms in liberal democracies by charting the activism of four Canadian NGOs on issues of refugee rights, hate speech, and the death penalty, including their use of difficult, often controversial legal cases as platforms to assert human rights principles and shape judicial policy-making. The struggles of these NGOs reveal not only the fragility but also the resilience of ideas about rights in liberal democracies.
| ISBN: | 9780774818629 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2011 |
| Author: | Andrew S Thompson |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Law and Society |
| Genres: |
Non-profitmaking organizations Law: Human rights and civil liberties |
Since 9/11 and the onset of the "war on terror," the principal challenge confronting liberal democracies has been to balance freedom with security and individual with collective rights. This book sheds new light on the evolution of human rights norms in liberal democracies by charting the activism of four Canadian NGOs on issues of refugee rights, hate speech, and the death penalty, including their use of difficult, often controversial legal cases as platforms to assert human rights principles and shape judicial policy-making.
In Defence of Principles features in the following genres: Non-profitmaking organizations, Law: Human rights and civil liberties
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In Defence of Principles was written by Andrew S Thompson and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
In Defence of Principles has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Law and Society series