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Book SynopsisA history of human rights law in Canada, with a focus on sex discrimination in British Columbia.
Trade ReviewDominique Clément’s book is timely. The purpose and value of human rights are being challenged in the press and even in parliament. If we are to avoid an extended era of human rights retrenchment, it is important to learn what has been accomplished and how human rights codes and commissions have affected our lives. -- James W. St. G. Walker is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo
Dominique Clément has written a balanced account of the importance of human rights codes in promoting ideals of fairness and tolerance in Canada, and the simultaneous failure of human rights litigation (and education) to dismantle systemic discrimination. This book will be essential reading not only for human rights scholars but also for all those interested in equity and the promotion of social justice. -- Lori Chambers is a professor in the Department of Women’s Studies at Lakehead University
Equality Deferred is engaging and well researched ... Throughout, Clément challenges readers to recognize the victories of the human rights state while at the same time acknowledging its inability to address systemic discrimination ... [This] is an important contribution to the history of human rights; but, just as significantly, it reminds us of the contemporary opportunities and limits of a human rights state in achieving gender justice. -- Lisa Pasolli, Trent University * BC Studies *
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Additional Resources
Introduction
1 Sex Discrimination in Canadian Law
2 “No Jews or Dogs Allowed”: Anti-Discrimination Law
3 Gender and Canada’s Human Rights State
4 Women and Anti-Discrimination Law in British Columbia, 1953-69
5 Jack Sherlock and the Failed Human Rights Act, 1969-73
6 Kathleen Ruff and the Human Rights Code, 1973-79
7 Struggling to Innovate, 1979-83
8 Making New Law under the Human Rights Code
9 The Politics of (Undermining) Human Rights: The Human Rights Act, 1983-84
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
