Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society : Institutions, ...

by Azmi, Shaheen (EDT); Foster, Lorne (EDT); Jacobs, Lesley A. (EDT)

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Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society : Institutions, Policy, Principles, Paperback by Azmi, Shaheen (EDT); Foster, Lorne (EDT); Jacobs, Lesley A. (EDT), ISBN 1552213110, ISBN-13 9781552213117, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Edited by Azmi (director of Policy, Outreach, and Education at the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Canada), Foster (public policy and equity studies, York U., Canada), and Jacobs (law & society and political science, York U., Canada), this volume addresses the question of how to address competing human rights claims in a diverse society in two ways. First, it presents a new policy framework for balancing human rights claims that was developed by the Ontario Human Rights Commission and presents it together with background papers discussing the development and context of the policy. The policy sets out a process that is intended to achieve the following goals: fostering dignity and respect for all sides; encouraging mutual recognition of interests, rights, and obligations; facilitating maximum recognition of rights, wherever possible; helping parties understand the scope of their rights and obligations; addressing stigma and power imbalances and helping to give marginalized individuals and group of voice; and encouraging shared responsibility for finding agreeable solutions that maximize enjoyment of rights. In addition to these materials, nine chapters explore broader theoretical principles and specific issues related to the

• ISBN: 9781552213117
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