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_aHuman rights in Asia: a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA/ _cedited by Randall Peerenboom |
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_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2006. |
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_axi, 529 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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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. | |
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_aCivil rights _zAsia. |
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_aCivil rights _zFrance. |
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_aHuman rights _zAsia. |
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