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OverviewMaxwell Yalden began his career in the Department of External Affairs; he was posted to Moscow and Paris, and later as ambassador to Belguim. As Canada's Language Commissioner from 1977-1984, he worked to reinforce the Official Languages Act, and language equality, encouraging Canadians to become more inclusive in their attitudes towards both official languages. Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission from 1987-1996, he also served for eight years as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Transforming Rights draws on Yalden's extensive experience in rights work to provide a personal assessment of how issues of human rights and language rights have evolved over the past forty years, both within Canada and internationally. Transforming Rights contends that Canadian rights principles reflect a unique history and character and examines the interplay of historical and contemporary Canadian standards with comparable international norms. Yalden argues that Canada's rights achievements demonstrate that though it may not be possible to change beliefs and attitudes through policy and legislation, it is certainly possible to change behaviour - facilitating the expansion of rights. Authoritative and anecdotal, Yalden offers an informed insider's opinion on continuously evolving human rights norms and the impact they have had on the way that people live their lives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Maxwell YaldenPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781442640078ISBN 10: 1442640073 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 15 August 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews"""I have long admired Max Yalden's career of public service. His book Transforming Rights: Reflections from the Front Lines is an excellent, comprehensive and candid review of universal themes as they have evolved both in Canada and internationally."" --Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Former Attorney General of Ontario, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, and Chief Justice of Ontario" """I have long admired Max Yalden's career of public service. His book Transforming Rights: Reflections from the Front Lines is an excellent, comprehensive and candid review of universal themes as they have evolved both in Canada and internationally.""--Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Former Attorney General of Ontario, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, and Chief Justice of Ontario" I have long admired Max Yalden's career of public service. His book Transforming Rights: Reflections from the Front Lines is an excellent, comprehensive and candid review of universal themes as they have evolved both in Canada and internationally. - Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, Former Attorney General of Ontario, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, and Chief Justice of Ontario Author InformationMaxwell Yalden is a Companion of the Order of Canada and an adjunct professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |