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020 _a0415360021 (hbk.)
040 _cCUS
082 0 0 _a342.5085
_bPEE/H
245 0 0 _aHuman rights in Asia: a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA/
_cedited by Randall Peerenboom
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2006.
300 _axi, 529 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
440 0 _aRoutledge law in Asia
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAn 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.
650 0 _aCivil rights
_zAsia.
650 0 _aCivil rights
_zFrance.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_zAsia.
700 _aPeerenboom, Randall P.
942 _cWB16