Debating Rights Inflation in Canada
A Sociology of Human Rights
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Conflict of Laws, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science
| Author: | Dominique Clément | ISBN: | 9781771122764 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Publication: | October 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dominique Clément |
| ISBN: | 9781771122764 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Publication: | October 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
