1、 中文中文 3300 字,字,2100 单词,单词,1.1 万英文字符万英文字符 出处:出处:Wilson I E. “Peace, order and good government”: archives in societyJ. Archival Science, 2012, 12(2):235-244. Peace, order and good government: archives in society Ian E. Wilson Abstract The phrase peace, order and good government, common to the def- ini
2、tion of federal powers in both the Australian and the Canadian constitutions, has defined the relationship of the Crown and the citizen for more than five centuries. The archival record is fundamental to that relationship, providing its authoritative legal basis, documenting its evolution and contin
3、uing as a reminder of both our proudest achievements and our most dismal failures as a society. This paper reflects on the role of archives in recent Canadian human rights issues, highlighting both the strengths and the weaknesses of the record, the perception of archives as an agency of the state a
4、nd the role of archives in helping society address highly contentious issues. Keywords Human rights Canadian archives Indigenous human rights Archbishop Desmond Tutu readily accepted the invitation from the ICA to deliver the keynote address to the 2003 meeting of Conseil internationale de la Table Ronde des Archives (CITRA) being held in Cape Town. He was eloquent in his humility, delivering the most powerful reflection on the social value of the record. He clearly had a message