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100	1		_aTran, Luan-Vu N. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aHuman Rights and Federalism : _bA Comparative Study on Freedom, Democracy and Cultural Diversity / _cLuan-Vu N. Tran.
246	3		_aA Comparative Study on Freedom, Democracy and Cultural Diversity
264		1	_aLeiden; _aBoston : _bBrill | Nijhoff, _c2001.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
490	1		_aInternational Studies in Human Rights ; _v64
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPreface. 1. The Dilema and Fallacies of Negative Libertarianism. 2. Alternative Approaches to Human Rights Protection. 3. Toward a Programmatic Reading of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. 4. Human Rights Protection as an Intergovernmental Responsibility. 5. Ex Uno Plures or E Pluribus Unum ? Plaidoyer for a Multicultural Charter Discourse. Conclusion. Selected Bilbiography. Index.
520			_aDeeply rooted in liberal philosophy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, fundamental rights have been traditionally conceived as prohibitions of state interference with the private affairs of citizens. Classic liberalism views human freedom generally as the absence of governmental restrictions, maintaining that happiness, prosperity, and progress can be achieved only by limiting government. In an increasingly complex world, this raises the question as to whether and to what extent laissez-faire ideology, in particular negative freedom, is correct. Is the enjoyment of rights possible without state intervention? And if not, what kinds of positive responsibility does the State have toward its citizens? This volume challenges these traditional assumptions by showing that the protection of fundamental rights depends on both restraint and intervention of the State. Moreover, federalism as the institutional embodiment of cultural diversity apparently stands in opposition to human rights, which constitute normative responses to universal moral claims to freedom and well-being. The common perception views decentralization of power as a threat to the rights of individuals and minority groups because it allegedly makes uniform and equal treatment impossible; this undermines national unity and collides with the concept of universal citizenship. The general issue discussed in the book is whether the pursuit of liberty and happiness necessarily excludes the commitment to cultural diversity and local autonomy. The study examines the three federated countries Canada, Switzerland, and the United States, with a particular focus on human rights protection and federalism in Canada.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aCivil rights _zCanada.
650		0	_aFederal government _zCanada.
650		0	_aHumanrights.
650		0	_aMulticulturalism _zCanada.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tHuman Rights and Federalism : A Comparative Study on Freedom, Democracy and Cultural Diversity. _dLeiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2001 _z9789041114921
830		0	_aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
830		0	_aInternational Studies in Human Rights ; _v64.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004478176
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