Human Rights

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
In Search of a Better World A Human Rights Odyssey House of Anansi Press	A work of memoir, history, and a call to action, the CBC Massey Lectures by internationally renowned UN prosecutor and scholar Payam Akhavan is a powerful and essential work on the major human …	Payam Akhavan	401	2017	View
From Institutional Change The Laws and Lawyers of Social Change From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	Whether you laugh at lawyer jokes or find them unfunny, you cannot deny that our world needs lawyers. Our society is governed by a system of laws. Generally, lawyers work within that system to …	Dara Lovitz	12	2014	$1.20 Add
From Institutional Change The Courage to Teach Critically: Anti-Oppresion and Pro-Justice Dialogues in the Classrooms From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, I share many important insights that I have gained as an educator in public school and university classrooms. There exist many examples of teachers who have the courage to teach …	Rita Verma	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From Intensifying Controversy: March-May 2009 From: No Debate View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Thompson discusses the spring 2009 controversy at York University over a planned academic conference on statehood in Israel and Palestine.	Jon Thompson	64	2012	$6.40 Add
From International and Mixed Criminal Tribunals From: International Human Rights Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Explores international and mixed criminal tribunals. Ad hoc international criminal tribunals, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and mixed criminal tribunals such as the Special Court for …	Gibran van Ert; Mark Freeman	24	2004	$2.40 Add
International Human Rights Law Irwin Law Inc.	The last fifty years have witnessed the development of a global system of human rights promotion and protection. Canada has played a significant role in its growth and will likely continue to do …	Gibran van Ert; Mark Freeman	651	2004	View
From Canada’s Human Rights Treaties From: The Reconciliation Manifesto View James Lorimer and Company	Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines the human rights treaties that Canada has signed and how they relate to Indigenous people including the Internation Convention on the Elimination of All …	Arthur Manuel	6	2017	$0.60 Add
Introduction The United Nations and Peace: A fair assessment View James Lorimer and Company		Douglas Roche	4	2015	$0.40 Add
From Introduction Peace as a Political Force From: Educating for Action View New Society Publishers	This book is about changing the world through peace. By “peace” we do not mean standing around in a circle, holding hands, and expressing our affection for one another. That has its …	Anthony J. Nocella II; Jason Del Gandio	18	2014	$1.80 Add
From Introduction Welcome to The Apocalypse From: Radical Transformation View Between The Lines	Introduction	Kevin MacKay	32	2017	$3.20 Add
From Introduction From: Rethinking Free Speech View Fernwood Publishing	In this chapter, Ives examines the Canadian legal and political landscape of free expression.	Peter Ives	20	2024	$2.00 Add
From Introduction From: Human Rights View Fernwood Publishing		Koen de Feyter	6	2005	$0.60 Add
From Jews and the Media From: Antisemitism View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Slayton explores how Jewish identity has been shaped by external depictions in media, from fifteenth-century print capitalism to contemporary social platforms.	Philip Slayton	12	2023	$1.20 Add
From Lessons and Recommendations From: No Debate View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Thompson outlines lessons he belives can be learned from the York University conference controversy and offers recommendations for protecting academic freedom in Canada.	Jon Thompson	6	2012	$0.60 Add
From Louise Arbour in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour prior to the Munk Debate on the Global …	Louise Arbour; Rudyard Griffiths	9	2016	$1.08 Add
From Mark Steyn in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and author Mark Steyn prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s response to …	Mark Steyn; Rudyard Griffiths	7	2016	$0.84 Add