Reasons of identity [electronic resource] : a normative guide to the political and legal assessment of identity claims / Avigail Eisenberg.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Description: 1 online resource (x, 186 p.).ISBN: 9780191710704 (ebook) :; 0191710709 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Multiculturalism -- Political aspects | Multiculturalism -- Law and legislation | Minorities | Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc | Minorities -- Civil rightsAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199291304DDC classification: 323.1 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The current legal and political context is more congenial than ever to considering claims made by minorities for the protection of some aspect of their identity. This book argues that multicultural societies depend for their success on having courts and legislatures which are capable of assessing these identity claims fairly.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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The current legal and political context is more congenial than ever to considering claims made by minorities for the protection of some aspect of their identity. This book argues that multicultural societies depend for their success on having courts and legislatures which are capable of assessing these identity claims fairly.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.