WHEN FREEDOMS COLLIDE - The Case for Our Civil Liberties by Borovoy, A. Alan - 1988

Toronto: Lester and Orpen Dennys, 1988. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. (x) 419 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; gray endpapers; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Anyone concerned about civil liberties and human rights is bombarded with a bewildering array of conflicting claims from tiny minorities, civil rights groups, splinter groups... The list goes on and on, each group demanding their rights... right or wrong. Written by the general counsel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, this book tackles the key issues. The Chapters are: The Freedom of Each versus the Welfare of All - The Recurring Fallacies; The Extent of Dissent - The Right Express Difference versus the Need to Maintain Harmony; National Security Intelligence - Prudent Precautions versus Chilling Surveillance; The Ambit of Police Powers - Safety for the Public versus Safeguards for the Suspects; Discretionary Law Enforcement - The Interests of Leniency versus the Standards of Equity; Public Inquiries and Pre-trial Publicity - Knowledge for the Public versus Fairness for the Parties; The Regulation of the Economy - The Quest for Communal Equity versus the Right to Commercial Liberty; The Administration of Public Welfare - The Integrity of the Purse versus the Autonomy of the Person; Involuntary Civil Commitment - The Demands of Therapy versus the Desire for Liberty; The Constitutional Entrenchment of our Fundamental Freedoms - Minority Rights versus Majority Rule; Racial Inequity and Legal Redress - Free Choice versus a Fair Chance; Some Fundamental Misconceptions about our Fundamental Freedoms; Of Doves Hawks and the Morality of Force; and Towards a Sense of Perspective; followed by notes and an index..