Human Rights

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Conclusion and Notes From: Rethinking Free Speech View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Ives examines the rationales for free expression, from Kant and Mill to King’s civil disobedience, and distinguishes constitutional rights, public discussion, and academic …	Peter Ives	79	2024	$7.90 Add
From NEW! Confronting Apartheid From: Bit Player on Big Stages View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Turene describes a personal encounter with apartheid in South Africa, where racial segregation permeated daily life.	Roger Turene	5	2025	$0.50 Add
From Constitutional Protections From: Rethinking Free Speech View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Ives explores the constitutional protections for freedom of expression in Canada and the United States, distinguishing legal rights from cultural ideals of open discussion.	Peter Ives	20	2024	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Desperately Seeking a Higher Moral Ground From: Razing Palestine View Baraka Books	In this chapter, Davies examines the moral and political costs of opposing the genocide in Gaza, tracing how dissent is met with censorship, job loss, and surveillance in Canada.		6	2025	$0.60 Add
From Dilemmas in National Security Law From: National Security Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Explores the pertinent dilemmas that exist in national security law, particularly focusing on the balance between national security and other fundamental rights, the question of democratic …	Craig Forcese	5	2007	$0.50 Add
From Dissociation From: Radical Transformation View Between The Lines	Readings in Part 1 of this title entitled "The Crisis of Civilization" explore the factors that have brought our society to the brink of collapse, from the increasingly complex systems …	Kevin MacKay	12	2017	$1.20 Add
Educating for Action Strategies to Ignite Social Justice New Society Publishers	The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless effort, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued. The task of constructing a new …	Anthony J. Nocella II; Jason Del Gandio	259	2014	View
From Epilogue Lessons Learned From: I'm Right and You're an Idiot View New Society Publishers	Why aren’t people demanding action on environmental issues like climate change, despite the overwhelming evidence? This mission evolved along the way, and soon I was looking into the sorry …	James Hoggan	12	2016	$1.20 Add
From Epilogue Thankfulness, Mutual Recognition, and Appreciation From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	Sometimes simply saying “thank you” can be enough. We all work hard, and we all want to change the world. But sometimes we can get so wrapped up in completing the immediate task that …	Anthony J. Nocella II; Kim Socha	8	2014	$0.80 Add
From Essentials From: Human Rights View Fernwood Publishing		Koen de Feyter	24	2005	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Finland: Lobbyists Out of the Shadows — Automatic Public Access to Registries, Keeping an eye on the murky world of lobbying with open data, digital registries, and default disclosure From: Open Governments, Secret Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Malone traces Finland’s 2019 lobbying scandal into the 2023 Transparency Register, then contrasts that open-data achievement with Canada’s narrow, poorly enforced …	Matt Malone	22	2026	$2.20 Add
From NEW! Floods Come in Waves From: Razing Palestine View Baraka Books	In this chapter, Loreto traces the silencing of critical voices in Canadian media during the Israel–Gaza conflict, spanning late 2023 through March 2025.		10	2025	$1.00 Add
From NEW! In Your Face Legislative Prohibitions of the Niqab From: In Your Face View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter begins with a brief global survey of legal proscriptions of Muslim women’s face veils, while Part II closely examines Canadian attempts to prohibit face veiling through law and …	Natasha Bakht	39	2020	$3.90 Add
From NEW! What’s in a Face Demeanor Evidence and Niqab-Wearing Women in Courtrooms From: In Your Face View Irwin Law Inc.	This chapter analyzes opposition to the niqab in courtroom settings.	Natasha Bakht	35	2020	$3.50 Add
From NEW! Piercing the Veil of Ignorance Niqab-Wearing Women and the Adjudication of Sexual Assault From: In Your Face View Irwin Law Inc.	Part I of this chapter addresses women’s experiences with the judicial system in the context of sexual assault. Part II closely examines a Canadian case in which a niqab-wearing sexual …	Natasha Bakht	36	2020	$3.60 Add
From NEW! Niqab-Wearing Women’s Resistance in the Face of Oppressive Governmental Tactics and Popular Beliefs From: In Your Face View Irwin Law Inc.	In this chapter, Bahkt discusses how niqab-wearing women and their allies deploy multiple strategies to subvert dominant perceptions of who niqab-women are and what they stand for.	Natasha Bakht	30	2020	$3.00 Add