Debating Rights Inflation in Canada: A Sociology of Human Rights

by Dominique Clement

Human rights has become the dominant vernacular for framing social problems around the world. In this book, Dominique Cl?ment 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771122447
• ISBN13: 9781771122443
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.9"