Equality in Asia-Pacific: Reality or a Contradiction in Terms?

ISBN-13: 9781138993501 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 270 str.

Phil C.W. Chan;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

The insightful papers in this collection, published initially as a Special Double Issue of The International Journal of Human Rights, explore the place of equality in Asia-Pacific societies.

Spis treści

1. Equality in Asia-Pacific: Reality or a Contradiction in Terms? – An Introduction  2. What’s in a Name? Bisexuality, Transnational Sexuality Studies and Western Colonial Legacies  3. Same-Sex Marriage/Constitutionalism and their Centrality to Equality Rights in Hong Kong: A Comparative–Socio-Legal Appraisal  4. Changing Times, Changing Minds, Changing Laws – Sexual Orientation and New Zealand Law, 1960 to 2005  5. The Same-Sex Marriage Debate in Australia  6. Non-Governmental Organising for Gender Equality in China – Joining a Global Emancipatory Epistemic Community  7. On China’s Slow Boat to Women’s Rights: Revisions to the Women’s Protection Law, 2005  8. Inequality of Educational Opportunity in Korea by Gender, Socioeconomic Background, and Family Structure  9. Official Languages and Bilingualism in the Courtroom: Hong Kong, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and International Law  10. Constitutionalising Affirmative Action in the Fiji Islands

O autorze

Phil C. W. Chan is Editorial Board Member of The International Journal of Human Rights and the Journal of Homosexuality respectively, and Assistant Editor of the Chinese Journal of International Law.