Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies

Acknowledgements
Contributors

Introduction
Gordon DiGiacomo

Part One
1. The Evolution of Human Rights Protection in Canada
Brooke Jeffrey

2. The Genesis and Evolution of the Postwar Human Rights Project
Roland Burke and James Kirby

Part Two
3. Political Institutions and the Protection of Human Rights
Gordon DiGiacomo

4. Federalism and Rights: The Case of the United States, with Comparative Perspectives
John Kincaid

5. Human Rights NGOs
David Zarnett

Part Three
6. Temporary Migrant Workers in Canada: Protecting and Extending Labour Rights
Tanya Basok

7. Children's Rights: Their Role, Significance, and Potential
Tara Collins and Christine Gervais

8. Age, Age Discrimination, and Ageism
Thomas R. Klassen

9. Aboriginal Rights: The Right to Self-Government versus the Right to Self-Determination
Gordon DiGiacomo and Tracie Scott

10. DisAbling Human Rights? Moving from Rights to Access and Inclusion in Daily Life
Deborah Stienstra

11. The Politics of Women's Rights
Caroline Andrew

12. "All Manner of Wickedness Abounds": Reconciling Queer Rights and Religious Rights
Karen Busby

13. The Arab Spring and Human Rights: Discarding the Old Clichés
Mahmood Monshipouri and Kelley O'Dell

14. Freedom of Religion: A Change in Perspective?
Melanie Adrian

Part Four
15. Whither Economic and Social Rights? Assessing the Position of Economic and Social Rights in the Neoliberal, Post-Crisis Context
Susan Kang and Jennifer Rutledge

16. Business and Human Rights: Challenges in Accessing Remedy and Justice
Sara Seck and Kirsten Stefanik

17. Human Rights and Climate Change
Sam Adelman

18. Human Rights and Security: Reflections on an Integral Relation
Trevor Purvis

19. Now You See Me: Privacy, Technology, and Autonomy in the Digital Age
Valerie Steeves

Concluding Discussion: The Effectiveness of Rights Instruments
Gordon DiGiacomo

Appendix 1: International Human Rights Treaties
Appendix 2: Simulation Exercise
Glossary
Index