by Dominique Clément (Author)
An argument that framing any and all grievances as human rights violations undermines attempts to address systemic social problems. Includes commentator response from leading human rights scholars and practitioners bridging the divide between academia, public policy, and practice.
Author Biography
Dominique Clément is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Human Rights in Canada: A History (WLU Press, 2016), Canada's Rights Revolution, and Equality Deferred, as well as the co-editor of Alberta's Human Rights Story and Debating Dissent. His website, HistoryOfRights.ca, serves as research and teaching portal on the study of human rights.
Number of Pages: 174
Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: October 18, 2018
