Toward the Charter : Canadians and the demand for a national bill of rights, 1929-1960 / / Christopher MacLennan

• Autore: Maclennan Christopher <1968->
• Pubblicazione: Montreal ; ; Ithaca [New York], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.71/085
• Soggetto topico: Civil rights - Canada - History
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: A “Canadian” Bill of Rights -- Civil Liberties and Civil Libertarians from the Depression to World War II, 1929–42 -- A Change in Strategy: The First Demands for a National Bill of Rights, 1943–47 -- Canada and the United Nations International Bill of Rights -- Expansion and Contraction: The Frustration of the Bill of Rights Movement, 1948–52 -- The Decade of Human Rights and the Bill of Rights Movement -- Success of a Sort: The Diefenbaker Bill of Rights -- Conclusion: “A Mere Scrap of Paper”? -- Appendices -- An Act to Amend the British North America Act, 1867, drafted by the Committee for a Bill of Rights, 1947–48 -- Canadian Membership on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and Its Commissions, 1945–60 -- Arthur Roebuck’s Canadian Bill of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 3 November 1949 -- An Act for the Protection of Civil Rights, Prepared by the Department of Justice, 1947 (Revised 1951–52) -- An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Bill c–60, (5 September 1958) -- An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 1960 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The important roles played by parliamentarians such as John Diefenbaker and academics such as F.R. Scott are placed alongside those of trade unionists, women, and a long list of individuals representing Canada's multicultural groups to reveal the diversity of the bill of rights movement. At the same time MacLennan weaves Canadian-made arguments for a bill of rights with ideas from the international human rights movement led by the United Nations to show that the Canadian experience can only be understood within a wider, global context.
• Titolo autorizzato: Toward the Charter
• ISBN: 1-282-86110-7; 9786612861109; 0-7735-7100-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824591603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II