Debating Rights Inflation in Canada A Sociology of Human Rights

Clément, Dominique

ISBN 10: 1771122447 / ISBN 13: 9781771122443

Published by Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr, 2018

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1st edition. 161 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Debating Rights Inflation in Canada A Sociology of Human Rights
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1771122447
• ISBN 13: 9781771122443
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.22 kilograms

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Synopsis

Human rights has become the dominant vernacular for framing social problems around the world. In this book, Dominique Clément presents a paradox in politics, law, and social practice: he argues that whereas framing grievances as human rights violations has become an effective strategy, the increasing appropriation of rights-talk to frame any and all grievances undermines attempts to address systemic social problems. His argument is followed by commentator response from several leading human rights scholars and practitioners in Canada and abroad who bridge the divide between academia, public policy, and practice.

About the Author

Dominique Clément is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Human Rights in Canada: A History (WLU Press, 2016), Canada’s Rights Revolution, and Equality Deferred, as well as the co-editor of Alberta's Human Rights Story and Debating Dissent. His website, HistoryOfRights.ca, serves as research and teaching portal on the study of human rights.