Debating Rights Inflation in Canada

Debating Rights Inflation in Canada PDF Author: Dominique Clément
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1771122765
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Book Description
Human rights has become the dominant vernacular for framing social problems around the world. In this book, Dominique Clément 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.