{"product_id":"resisting-rights-9780774838184","title":"Resisting Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1948 to 1966, the United Nations worked to create a common legal standard for human rights protection around the globe. \u003cem\u003eResisting Rights\u003c\/em\u003e traces the Canadian government's changing policy toward this endeavour, from initial opposition to a more supportive approach. Jennifer Tunnicliffe takes both international and domestic developments into account to explain how shifting cultural understandings of rights influenced policy, and to underline the key role of Canadian rights activists in this process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn light of Canada's waning reputation as a traditional leader in developing human rights standards at the United Nations, this is a timely study. Tunnicliffe situates policies within their historical context to reveal that Canadian reluctance to be bound by international human rights law is not a recent trend, and asks why governments have found it important to foster the myth that Canada has been at the forefront of international human rights policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTunnicliffe weaves primary sources including parliamentary debates with private and public archival materials and secondary sources to produce a fascinating reflection. -- Charlotte Skeet, University of Sussex * British Journal of Canadian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Resisting Rights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Roots of Resistance: Canada and the \u003cem\u003eUniversal Declaration of Human Rights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Canada’s Opposition to a Covenant on Human Rights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 A Reversal in Policy: The Decision to Support the Covenants \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Road to Ratification, 1966–76\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Conclusion: The Making of the Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037950148951,"sku":"9780774838184","price":74.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774838184.jpg?v=1750938322","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/resisting-rights-9780774838184","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}