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1	Three Eras of Citizen-Rights in Canada: An Interpretation of the Relationship Between Citizen-Rights and Executive Power Tsuji, Kathleen Elizabeth 21 August 2013 (has links) In Canada’s recent history, the cases of Kanao Inouye, Omar Khadr, and Maher Arar shed light on the relationship between citizen-rights and sovereign power, a problem which this thesis studies through its three-pronged strategy of analysis. First, it takes a postmetaphysical approach to the problem of exceptionality as it has been explored in the works of Jacques Derrida, Gianni Vattimo, and Reiner Schürmann. Their responses to the problem of exceptionality provide a framework that enables this thesis to capture the relationship between citizen-rights and sovereign power in relative detail. Second, it applies Schürmann’s epochal theory in order to offer a historical periodization of citizen-rights in Canada that highlights the effect of sovereign power on citizen-rights. Lastly, in light of its philosophical and theoretical framework, it interprets the Inouye, Khadr, Arar cases in order to account for the effect of Charter rights on sovereign power. / Graduate / 0626 / tsujikt@gmail.com Kanao Inouye Omar Khadr Maher Arar Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Royal Prerogative Epochal Theory Deconstructive justice Weak thought State of exception homo sacer politics of fear Law-preserving violence Singularization Giorgio Agamben Reiner Schürmann Proceduralism precautionary risk postmetaphysical hermeneutic thought metaphysics interpretation multiple holistic case study design Era of Implied Rights Bill of Rights Era Charter Era
2	An unjust execution: a case study of Inouye Kanao, the Kamloops Kid Fitzgerald, Kyla 31 August 2020 (has links) This thesis examines the legal case of Inouye Kanao, a second-generation Japanese Canadian who was executed for high treason in August 1947 in Hong Kong. In this thesis, I trace not only Inouye's legal case, but also his early life, the broader political context, diplomatic correspondence, and other war crimes cases. By employing race-thinking and Critical Race Theory as theoretical frameworks, I consider the role of race and racism and aim to better understand its influence on Inouye's legal case. In doing so, this thesis challenges previous narratives and misinformation about Inouye. I conclude that racism was a significant factor that affected all aspects of Inouye's case, resulting in an unjust execution that did not reflect the crimes. Ultimately, Inouye was executed not because of his actions but because he was racialized as a treacherous and cruel Japanese Canadian. / Graduate Inouye Kanao Kamloops Kid Kamloops British Columbia war crimes Hong Kong World War II Second World War Treason Treason Act 1351 Japanese Canadian Dual nationality POW Prisoner of War Critical Race Theory Racism Racialization Minor war crimes Hong Kong Trials Execution Canada Race-thinking Kempeitai Imperial Japanese Army Nisei Tokyo Tribunal Tokyo Trials Japan

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Three Eras of Citizen-Rights in Canada: An Interpretation of the Relationship Between Citizen-Rights and Executive Power

An unjust execution: a case study of Inouye Kanao, the Kamloops Kid