Human rights in Asia : a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA / edited by Randall Peerenboom, Carole J. Petersen and Albert H.Y. Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peerenboom, R. P. (Randall P.), 1958-

Contributor:

Petersen, Carole.

Chen, Hongyi, 1957-

Series:

Routledge law in Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--Asia.

Civil rights.

Civil rights--France.

France.

Civil rights--United States.

United States.

Human rights--Asia.

Human rights.

Asia.

Human rights--France.

Human rights--United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

This book analyses how human rights are viewed and implemented in Asia. Specialists from fourteen countries and jurisdictions examine personal integrity, civil and political, social and economic, and cultural rights. Each chapter provides a general introduction to rights theory and practice, discussion of the relevant case law for each type of right, and concluding remarks that situate a country's performance within a broader comparative context. The chapters on France and the USA provide a benchmark for assessing how human rights have emerged and been implemented in a civil law and a common law jurisdiction. These are then followed by twelve chapters on the major countries of East Asia and India, each of which follows a common template to consider the context of the legal system, black-letter law, legal discussions and debates, and controversial issues concerning human rights. This book will be of interest to scholars, government officials, NGOs and others seeking to promote human rights, democracy, rule of law, and law and development. The volume is well-suited for undergraduate and graduate courses in a wide variety of fields including political science, law and sociology.

Contents:

An empirical overview of rights performance in Asia, France and the U.S. : the dominance of wealth in the interplay of economics, culture, law, and governance

The protection of human rights in France : a comparative perspective

Uncovering rights in the United States : gauging the gap between the Bill of Rights and human rights

The protection of "fundamental human rights" in Japan

Taking rights seriously? : human rights law in Singapore

Human rights in Malaysia

From British colony to special administrative region of China : embracing human rights in Hong Kong

Human rights in Korea

The implementation of human rights law in Taiwan

Human rights in the era of "Thailand Inc."

The Philippines : the persistence of rights discourse vis-à-vis substantive social claims

Human rights in Indonesia

Protection of human rights and production of human rightlessness in India

Human rights in China

Evolving concepts of human rights in Vietnam

Conclusion : comparative reflections on human rights in Asia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415360021

041536003X

OCLC:

60791454

Publisher Number:

9780415360029 (hbk.)

9780415360026 (pbk.)

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