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The Practice of freedom : Canadian essays on human rights and fundamental freedoms / [compiled by] R. St. J. Macdonald, John P. Humphrey.

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The Practice of freedom : Canadian essays on human rights and fundamental freedoms / [compiled by] R. St. J. Macdonald, John P. Humphrey.
Publication
Toronto : Butterworths, c1979.

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  • Macdonald, Ronald St. J., 1928-2006
  • Humphrey, John P.
Description
xx, 460 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
Civil rights > Canada
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
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Contents
Introduction / R. St. J. Macdonald and John P. Humphrey -- 1. Rights, power, and values in Canadian society / Donald V. Smiley -- 2. The Canadian Constitution and the protection of human rights / W. R. Lederman -- 3. Provincial constitutions and civil liberties / R. I. Cheffins and R. N. Tucker -- 4. The structure of the Law of Human Rights / James Leavy -- 5. The origin, development and interpretation of human rights legislation / Ian A. Hunter -- 6. Human rights and administrative fairness / David J. Mullan -- 7. "The just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society" / John P. Humphrey -- 8. Freedom of information / Thomas Sloan -- 9. Legal protections of privacy / R. Dale Gibson -- 10. Linguistic rights in Canada / Gerald A. Beaudoin -- 11. The rights of children / David A. Cruickshank -- 12. The rights of women / Mary Eberts -- 13. The rights of the institutionalized / Alan W. Mewett -- 14. The rights of the native people / Michael Jackson -- 15. The control of racial discrimination / W. S. Tarnopolsky -- 16. The Canadian Human Rights Commission / R. G. L. Fairweather -- 17. The Law Reform Commission / John Barnes -- 18. The Ombudsman / Karl A. Friedmann -- 19. The electronic Ombudsman / Peter Gilchrist -- 20. The office of Commissioner of Official Languages / Maxwell F. Yalden -- 21. The Quebec Charter on Human Rights / Henri Brun -- 22. The police: organization, personnel and problems / Alan Grant -- 23. The powers of the police and the freedoms of the citizen / A. Alan Borovoy -- 24. Human rights and emergency powers / Herbert Marx
ISBN
0409848018
LCCN
^^^80479442^
OCLC
  • 6338076
  • SCSB-13186320
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Harvard Library