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kobvindex_HPB887509367
Format:
1 online resource (1 electronic resource (260 pages)).
ISBN:
9783035264425
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3035264422
Series Statement:
"Diversitas" ; no. 18
Content:
This book provides new insights into the negotiation and management of diversity in complex democratic settings. Much debate has been generated recently over questions of human rights and dignity with the aim of empowering and improving the recognition of smaller nations. The book''s central idea is that respect for democracy and protection of human rights represent the most potent ways for the advancement and enrichment of cultural, ideological and legal pluralism. The pursuit and accomplishment of such objectives can only be achieved through negotiation that leads to the accommodation and e.
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Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I. Divided Societies and Federalim; Chapter 1: The Normative Theory of Federalism and the Idea of Nation; Introduction: Is a Normative Theory of Federalism Necessary Today?; 1. The Veil of Ignorance and the Federal Principle of Autonomy (Self-Government); 2. A Federal-Republican Concept of Nation; Conclusion: Toward a Normative Theory of Federalism; Chapter 2: The Federal Ideal. Empirical and Normative Explorations; 1. Federation, Federalism, Federal Society: From Organizational Principle to Normative Model.
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2. The Evolution of the Canadian Political System or the Negation of the Federal Ideal2.1 A Double Obsession: Pact and Autonomy; 2.2 A Double Preoccupation: Performance and Legitimacy; Conclusion; Part II. Recognition and Empowerment; Chapter 3: Empowerment through Different Means. Nationalism and Federalism in the Canadian Context; 1. Empowerment through Nationalist Mobilization; 2. Empowerment through Multinational Federalist Mobilisation; 2.1 The Time of Uncertainties; 3. Towards a New Politics in Multinational Polities: Moderation, Dignity and Hospitality; 3.1 The Principle of Moderation.
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3.2 The Principle of Dignity3.3 The Principle of Hospitality; By Way of Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Canadian School of Diversity's New Influences on the Theory of Collective Rights in Spain. A Critical Review of Seymour's Contribution; 1. The Debate about Collective Rights in Spain; 2. De la tolérance à la reconnaissance as a General Theory of Collective Rights; 3. The Characterization of Collective Rights According to Seymour's Thesis; 3.1 The Subject of Collective Rights; 3.2 The Content of Collective Rights; 3.3 Subject-Object Articulation; 3.4 Justifying Principle of Collective Rights.
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4. Critical Evaluation of the Characterization of Collective Rights According to Seymour's ThesisChapter 5: After the Bouchard-Taylor Commission. Religious Accommodation and Human Rights in Quebec; Introduction; 1. Reasonable Accommodation; 1.1 The Definition of a Reasonable Accommodation; 1.2 The Limits to the Duty to Accommodate; 2. Secularism; 2.1 Distinction between Institutions and Individuals; 2.2 Should Public Officials Be Allowed to Wear Visible Religious Signs?; 2.3 Heritage vs. Establishment; 3. The Aftermath of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission: Quebec's Bill 94; Conclusion.
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Part III. Human Rights, Political Rights and Institutional PluralismChapter 6: Federalism and the Protection of Rights and Freedoms. Affinities and Antagonism; Introduction; 1. The Impact of Federalism on the Protection of Rights; A. Institutional and Political Benefits of Federalism for the Protection of Rights; 1. The Rights of People in General; 2. The Rights of Minorities; B. Legal Benefits of Federalism for the Protection of Rights: the Two Layers of Constitutional Instruments and Judicial Review.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Negotiating diversity. Brussels, Belgium : P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2014 ISBN 2875741713
Language:
English
Keywords:
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