Ethnicity And Human Rights In Canada

Author : Evelyn Kallen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060550964

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Ethnicity and Human Rights in Canada by Evelyn Kallen Pdf

Examines minority rights issues central to the concerns of Canada's three major ethnic constituencies: self-determination of aboriginal peoples; anti-racism strategies and multiculturalism; and the national sovereignty of the Quebecois. Analyses and evaluates the comparative strength of legal protection for the human rights of ethnic groups. Includes texts of the following documents: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the Declaration of the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities; the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Constitution Act, 1982, Part I); and the Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (Constitution Act, 1982, Part II).

Author : Evelyn Kallen
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015060847079

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Ethnicity and Human Rights in Canada by Evelyn Kallen Pdf

This book examines key issues surrounding ethnicity and human rights in Canada. It reveals the ways in which human rights violations, by way of discrimination on the bases of race and ethnicity, create and sustain the marginalized status of diverse racial ethnic groups in Canada.

Author : Evelyn Kallen
Publisher : Toronto, Ont., Canada : Gage
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015001206153

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Ethnicity and Human Rights in Canada by Evelyn Kallen Pdf

Author : Janet Miron
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781551303567

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A History of Human Rights in Canada by Janet Miron Pdf

Human rights, equality, and social justice are at the forefront of public concern and political debate in Canada. Global events--especially the "war on terrorism"―have fostered further interest in the abuse of human rights, especially when sanctioned or perpetuated by democratic governments. This groundbreaking contributed volume seeks to shed light on this topic by uniting original essays that examine the history of human rights in Canada. Contributors explore a variety of themes integral to the post-confederation period, including immigration and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, disability, state formation, and provincial-federal relations. Three key issues emerge throughout: incidents of discrimination in both government and society, the efforts of human rights and civil liberties activists to create a more open and tolerant society, and the implementation of state legislation designed to protect or enhance civil rights.

Author : Peter S. Li
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press Canada
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015019637274

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Race and Ethnic Relations in Canada by Peter S. Li Pdf

A collection of new essays by a leading Canadian sociologist, this text covers a broad range of subjects on race and ethnicity in Canada: a demographic overview; human rights; policies on native people; multiculturalism; the politics of culture and language; ethnic identity and survival; the political economy of race and ethnicity; and gender and class.

Author : John Price
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774819831

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Orienting Canada by John Price Pdf

Colony to nation? Isolationism to internationalism? WASP society to a multicultural Canada? Focusing on imperial conflicts in the Pacific, Orienting Canada disrupts these familiar narratives in Canadian history by tracing the relationship between racism and Canadian foreign policy. Grounded in transnationalism and anti-racist theory, this book reassesses critical transpacific incidents, including Vancouver's riots of 1907, the Chinese head tax, the wars in the pacific from 1937 to 1945, the internment of Japanese-Canadians, and Canada’s significant role in consolidating the US anti-communist empire in postwar Asia. Shocking revelations about the effects of racism and war into the 1960s are tempered by stories of community resilience and transformation. As a transpacific lens on the past, Orienting Canada deflects Canada’s European gaze back onto itself to reveal images that both provoke and unsettle.

Author : Constance Backhouse
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442690851

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Colour-Coded by Constance Backhouse Pdf

Historically Canadians have considered themselves to be more or less free of racial prejudice. Although this conception has been challenged in recent years, it has not been completely dispelled. In Colour-Coded, Constance Backhouse illustrates the tenacious hold that white supremacy had on our legal system in the first half of this century, and underscores the damaging legacy of inequality that continues today. Backhouse presents detailed narratives of six court cases, each giving evidence of blatant racism created and enforced through law. The cases focus on Aboriginal, Inuit, Chinese-Canadian, and African-Canadian individuals, taking us from the criminal prosecution of traditional Aboriginal dance to the trial of members of the 'Ku Klux Klan of Kanada.' From thousands of possibilities, Backhouse has selected studies that constitute central moments in the legal history of race in Canada. Her selection also considers a wide range of legal forums, including administrative rulings by municipal councils, criminal trials before police magistrates, and criminal and civil cases heard by the highest courts in the provinces and by the Supreme Court of Canada. The extensive and detailed documentation presented here leaves no doubt that the Canadian legal system played a dominant role in creating and preserving racial discrimination. A central message of this book is that racism is deeply embedded in Canadian history despite Canada's reputation as a raceless society. Winner of the Joseph Brant Award, presented by the Ontario Historical Society

Author : Tina Lopes,Barb Thomas
Publisher : Between The Lines
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781897071045

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Dancing on Live Embers by Tina Lopes,Barb Thomas Pdf

Winner of the 2007 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award for advancing human rights

Author : Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317155867

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Culture Clash by Anne-Marie Mooney Cotter Pdf

The globalization process has foregrounded ethnic discrimination as an increasingly important area of law around the world. Allowing a better understanding of the issue of ethnic discrimination and inequality, this book offers a comparative analysis of legislation impacting ethnic equality in various Anglophone countries. It demonstrates that it is possible to achieve equality at both national and international levels. A compelling historical analysis of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the European Union Treaty is provided together with a detailed examination of diversity and the law. The book will interest practitioners and others interested in ethnic legal issues.

Author : Augie Fleras,Maria Wallis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015078797894

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The Politics of Race in Canada by Augie Fleras,Maria Wallis Pdf

Canadians like to think that they judge people on merit, not skin colour. But are we really colour-blind? Although Canada has an international reputation for welcoming cultural and ethnic diversity, race remains a profound influence in our society, affecting everything from self-perceptions to interpersonal relationships to interactions between the individual and the state. The Politics of Race in Canada deconstructs the myth of Canada's racelessness. Its 24 selections (among them two documents from the early twentieth century and several new essays, published here for the first time) explore the principles, practices, and polemics of race in this country from a broad range of perspectives, academic and otherwise. Designed specifically for courses in the sociology of race and ethnicity, this text will also enrich the study of race in history, anthropology, women's studies, and political science courses. New as well as previously published selections by specialists from many different disciplines offer students a multitude of perspectives on a complex topic. Concluding section focuses students' attention on resistance to traditional ways of thinking about race and ethnicity. Part introductions and study questions encourage critical thinking. Recommended websites and readings suggest new directions for research. Book jacket.

Author : Janelle Joseph,Simon Darnell,Yuka Nakamura
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551304144

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Race and Sport in Canada by Janelle Joseph,Simon Darnell,Yuka Nakamura Pdf

Race and Sport in Canada: Intersecting Inequalities is the first anthology to explore intersections of race with the constructions of gender, sexuality, class, and ability within the context of Canadian sport settings. Written by a collection of emerging and established scholars, this book is broadly organized around three interrelated areas: historical approaches to the study of race and sport in Canada; Canadian immigration and the study of race and sport; and the study of race and sport beyond Canada's borders. Within these themes, a variety of relevant topics are discussed, including black football players in twentieth-century Canada, the structural barriers to sports participation faced by immigrants arriving to Atlantic Canada, and NCAA scholarships and Canadian athletes. Race and Sport in Canada will be of interest to the general reader as well as to instructors and students in the fields of sport studies, sociology, critical race studies, cultural studies, and education.

Author : Lesley A. Jacobs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 1552214826

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Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada by Lesley A. Jacobs Pdf

"This book is designed to address some of the contemporary trends in the public discourse on racial profiling and to stimulate a broad-based and holistic understanding of the complexities of racial profiling in the Canadian context."--

Author : Frances Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0774736488

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The Colour of Democracy by Frances Henry Pdf

Author : Jennifer Tunnicliffe
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774838214

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Resisting Rights by Jennifer Tunnicliffe Pdf

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.

Author : Paul Bramadat,David Seljak
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442697027

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Religion and Ethnicity in Canada by Paul Bramadat,David Seljak Pdf

As the leading book in its field, Religion and Ethnicity in Canada has been embraced by scholars, teachers, students, and policy makers as a breakthrough study of Canadian religio-ethnic diversity and its impact on multiculturalism. A team of established scholars looks at the relationships between religious and ethnic identity in Canada's six largest minority religious communities: Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims and practitioners of Chinese religion. The chapters also highlight the ethnic diversity extant within these traditions in order to offer a more nuanced appreciation of the variety of lived experiences of members of these communities. Together, the contributors develop consistent themes throughout the volume, among them the changing nature of religious practice and ideas, current demographics, racism, and the role of women. Chapters related to the public policy issues of healthcare, education and multiculturalism show how new ethnic and religious diversity are challenging and changing Canadian institutions and society. Comprehensive and insightful, Religion and Ethnicity in Canada makes a unique contribution to the study of world religions in Canada.