Equality Deferred: Sex Discrimination and British Columbia s Human Rights State, 1953-84 - Couverture souple

Clément, Dominique

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774827505 ISBN 13 : 9780774827508

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2015

Synopsis

In Equality Deferred, Dominique Clément traces the history of sex discrimination in Canadian law and the origins of human rights legislation. Focusing on British Columbia - the first jurisdiction to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex - he documents a variety of absurd, almost unbelievable, acts of discrimination. Drawing on previously undisclosed human rights commission records, Clément explores the rise and fall of what was once the country's most progressive human rights legal regime and reveals how political divisions and social movements shaped the human rights state. This book is not only a testament to the revolutionary impact of human rights on Canadian law but also a reminder that it takes more than laws to effect transformative social change.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dominique Clément is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0774827505
• ISBN 13: 9780774827508
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 332
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• Personne responsable: non disponible