Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World (The CBC Massey Lectures) - Tapa blanda

Neve, Alex

 
9781487014018: Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World (The CBC Massey Lectures)
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ISBN 10: 1487014015 ISBN 13: 9781487014018
Editorial: House of Anansi Press, 2025

Sinopsis

The 2025 Massey Lectures delivered by human rights activist and former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada Alex Neve.

Universality is the core promise of the human rights order born out of the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust: these rights extend to everyone, everywhere, at all times, without exception. But the cruel reality is that the word universal also screams of our profound failure to keep the promise. Too often, human rights are applied selectively, withdrawn on the whims of political leaders, or ignored altogether, and the broken promise is palpable in humanity’s darkest moments, not only in violent conflict, but also in the economic, political, and social structures of our fractured world.

This is not universality’s finest hour. At a time of immense global challenges, including the climate crisis, mass atrocities, and the rise of hate, the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is deeply contested and frayed, even as people demand and embrace their rights as never before.

Weaving together law, history, and stories from decades on the front lines of the struggle for human rights, Alex Neve investigates where we went wrong, how we have progressed, and what we can do to fulfill the promise that human rights are inherent, inalienable, and applicable to all people.

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Acerca del autor

ALEX NEVE is a human rights lawyer who served as Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada from 2000 - 2020. He took part in over forty human rights research and advocacy delegations throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, Guantnamo Bay and, closer to home, First Nations communities in Canada. He is a visiting and adjunct professor in international human rights law at the University of Ottawa and Dalhousie University, and a Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Alex is an Officer of the Order of Canada.

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Editorial
House of Anansi Press
Año de publicación
2025
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ISBN 10 
1487014015
ISBN 13 
9781487014018
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Número de páginas
352
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