Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study of Twelve Asian Jurisdictions, France and the USA

ISBN-13: 9780415360029 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 532 str.

Randall P. Peerenboom; Carole J. Petersen; Albert H. Chen

Opis

Human Rights in Asia considers how human rights are viewed and implemented in Asia. It covers not just civil and political rights, but also social, economic and cultural rights. This study discusses the problems arising from the fact that ideas of human rights have evolved in Western liberal democracies and examines how far such values are compatible with Asian values and applicable in Asian contexts. Core chapters on France and the USA provide a benchmark on how human rights have emerged and how they are applied and implemented in a civil law and a common law jurisdiction. These are then followed by twelve chapters on the major countries of East Asia plus India, each of which follows a common template to consider the context of the legal system in each country, black letter law, legal discussions and debates and key current issues concerning human rights in each jurisdiction.

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Notes on Contributors  Preface  Acknowledgement  1. An Empirical Overview of Human Rights in Asia, France and the U.S.: The Dominance of Wealth in the Interplay of Economics, Culture, Law and Governance Randall Peerenboom  2. The Protection of Human Rights in France: A Comparative Perspective Guy Scoffoni  3. Uncovering Rights in the United States: Gauging the Gap between the Bill of Rights and Human Rights Dinusha Panditaratne  4. The Protection of Fundamental Human Rights in Japan Shigenori Matsui  5. Taking Rights Seriously? Human Rights Law in Singapore Thio Li-ann  6. Human Rights in Malaysia H.P. Lee  7. From British Colony to Special Administrative Region of China: Embracing Human Rights in Hong Kong Carole J. Petersen  8. Human Rights in Korea Chaikark Juwana  9. The Implementation of Human Rights Law in Taiwan Frederick Chao-Chun Lin  10. Human Rights in the era of "Thailand Incorporated (Inc.)" Vitit Muntarbhorn  11. The Philippines: The Persistence of Rights Discourse vis-à-vis: Substantive Social Claims Raul Pangalangan  12. Human Rights in Indonesia Hihmahanto Juwana  13. Protection of Human Rights and Production of Human Rightlessness in India Upendra Baxi  14. Human Rights in China Randall Peerenboom  15. Evolving Concepts of Human Rights in Vietnam John Gillespie  16. Conclusion: Comparative Reflections on Human Rights in Asia Albert H.Y. Chen