Human Rights: Current Issues and Controversies

Written largely by Canadian scholars for Canadian readers, this overview of contemporary human rights concerns introduces the human rights instruments--provincial, national, and international--which protect Canadians. The volume begins with an outline of the history of human rights before moving on to discuss such important topics as the relationship between political institutions and rights protection, rights issues pertaining to specific communities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442609532
• ISBN13: 9781442609532
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"