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 Canadian government's changing policy toward this endeavour from the 1940s to the 1970s, exploring how developments in international relations and evolving cultural attitudes within Canadian society created pressure on the federal government to overcome its initial reluctance to be bound by international human rights law.
This timely study situates current policies within their historical context and debunks the myth that Canada has been at the forefront of international human rights policy since its inception.
| ISBN: | 9780774838184 |
| Publication date: | 15th February 2019 |
| Author: | Jennifer Tunnicliffe |
| Publisher: | UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Law and Society |
| Genres: |
Human rights, civil rights Civics and citizenship International law |
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 Canadian government's changing policy toward this endeavour from the 1940s to the 1970s, exploring how developments in international relations and evolving cultural attitudes within Canadian society created pressure on the federal government to overcome its initial reluctance to be bound by international human rights law.
Resisting Rights features in the following genres: Human rights, civil rights, Civics and citizenship, International law
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Resisting Rights was written by Jennifer Tunnicliffe and published by UBCPress an imprint of University of British Columbia Press
Resisting Rights has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Law and Society series