Human rights in Asia: a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA/

Human rights in Asia: a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA/ edited by Randall Peerenboom - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - xi, 529 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Routledge law in Asia .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

0415360021 (hbk.)


Civil rights--Asia.
Civil rights--France.
Human rights--Asia.

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