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Queer Judgements: Homosexuality Expression and the Courts in Canada - Brossura

Macdougall, Bruce

 
9780802079145: Queer Judgements: Homosexuality Expression and the Courts in Canada
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ISBN 10: 0802079148 ISBN 13: 9780802079145
Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 2000

Sinossi

Chapter 15 of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms now states that it is unconstitutional to discriminate on the basis of race, class, or sexual orientation. Although the letter of the law has been changed with regard to homosexuality, has the spirit of the people who implement the law been transformed as well?

Judicial response to cases concerning the rights of lesbians and gay men - decisions and the language used in the ruling - has a profound impact on social perceptions. Bruce MacDougall sifts through hundreds of reported and unreported cases of the past four decades in order to uncover the subjective assumptions and biases operating in the courts. In his examination of issues including gay bashing, homosexuality and the school system, outing, and pornography the author exposes the insidiousness of homophobia in society. MacDougall also assesses the impact of individual judges on Canadian society.

This study examines the rhetoric of judicial expression in connection with a vast array of material on the subject of homosexuality. MacDougall's style is refreshingly conversational, and "Queer Judgments", with its critical perspective, celebrates the reforms that have been achieved and suggests strategies for social change.

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Informazioni sugli autori

Bruce Macdougall is Associate Professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.

Bruce Macdougall is Associate Professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia.

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'Judicial expression in Canada regarding homosexuality has never before been examined in such a comprehensive fashion.'

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Editore
Univ of Toronto Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2000
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0802079148
ISBN 13 
9780802079145
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
384
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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