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Canadian Human Rights Law & Commentary

Author(s): Stanley M. Corbett

Format: Softcover Book
Topic/Practice Areas: Constitutional, Government & Human Rights Law, Academic
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Country: Canada
Edition:
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
ISBN: 9780433450399
Price: $80.00
Sale Price: $56.00

 

Understand the relationship between domestic and international human rights laws in Canada.

 

The first of its kind, this inclusive guide is the only book that explains the interaction between domestic and international law in the field of human rights. Without being excessively theoretical, it looks at the judicial treatment of human rights law as it is practiced in Canada today.

 

Written by Stanley M. Corbett, an expert in the field, he provides you with a no nonsense approach to understanding all the laws and key cases that any practitioner or law student would find helpful.

 

Features and Benefits

 

·         Review of Cases – contains key human rights cases from across Canada, summarized in a concise and easy to read manner that is beneficial to both lawyers and law students.

·         Legislation – includes the key regional, domestic and international legislation affecting human rights law in Canada, including:

o        International - Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Article 5, and the International Bill of Human Rights

o        Regional - American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man

o        Domestic - The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Bill of Right

·         Superior Organization – All of the key issues dealing with Human Rights is treated in a highly pragmatic and readable manner.

·         Expert Commentary Covering the Key Issues – offers in-depth analysis in a concise and readable manner on important Human Rights topics including:

o        Recognizing Human Rights                                              

o        The International Bill of Human Rights

o        Canada’s Commitment to the International Community                            

o        Canada’s Compliance: Three Examples

o        Discrimination and Human Rights

o        The Universality of Human Rights                                     

o        The Domestic Legal Status of Human Rights   

o        The Meaning of Human Rights: Some Ongoing Debates

      • The Existence of Human Rights
      • Human Rights and Human Duties
      • Human Rights and Cultural Values
      • Negative & Positive Rights
      • Human Rights and Group Rights
      • Human Rights, States and Governments
      • Human Rights and Legal Rights
 
 
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