The politics of justice and human rights : Southeast Asia and universalist theory / Anthony J. Langlois.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langlois, Anthony J., 1970- author.

Series:

Cambridge Asia-Pacific studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Southeast Asia.

Human rights.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

The Politics of Justice & Human Rights

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This book, first published in 2001, makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of human rights, engaging in particular with the 'Asian values' debates of the 1990s. It is especially concerned with the tension between a universal regime of human rights and its ability to accommodate diversity. Incorporating original fieldwork from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the book also draws out the significance of Southeast Asian developments for international human rights discourse. The book advances beyond the stalemate that the 'Asian values' debate has reached, developing an intermediary stance between the competing claims of universalism and relativism. Drawing on the work of Cass Sustein and Chantal Mouffe, the theoretical contribution of the book will ensure its interest to readers with an interest in human rights. This book is a definitive account of contemporary political discussions of human rights in Southeast Asia and an important contribution to the development of human rights.

Contents:

1. The Asian Values Discourse

2. The Real Asian Values Debate

3. Human Rights: Political Reality, Philosophical Problem

4. Human Rights as Incompletely Theorised Agreement

5. The Return of Politics and Human Rights.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780511819155

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