Sound and Fury
Diefenbaker, Human Rights, and Canadian Foreign Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20610552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Asa Mckercher (0000-0001-9452-3854, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-194 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-3755 • E-ISSN: 1710-1093 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/chr.3241 |
| OpenAlex | W2416971816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Taking account of recent attention both to Canada's human rights history and to efforts to provide more nuanced examinations of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's time in office, this article explores the place of human rights in Diefenbaker's foreign policy. In doing so, it examines the international context of Diefenbaker's Bill of Rights and other domestic achievements and looks also at the prime minister's handling of South African apartheid, the issue of self-determination as it emerged at the United Nations, and rights violations in Communist countries. Concluding that there are some grounds to praise Diefenbaker, it argues, though, that the fiery prairie populist's rhetoric rarely matched reality. Despite considerable sound and fury, Diefenbaker's promotion of human rights broke little ground in terms of making the protection of rights a major focal point in Canadian foreign policy
Art · Communism · Context (archaeology) · Foreign policy · Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Political science · Politics · Praise · Rhetoric · Canadian Identity and History · Canadian Policy and Governance · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |