Debating Rights Inflation in Canada: A Sociology of Human Rights

By Dominique Clement

Human rights has become the dominant vernacular for framing social problems around the world. In this book, Dominique Cl ment 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771122447
• ISBN13: 9781771122443
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.9"