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Human rights in Asia : a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA / edited by Randall Peerenboom, Carole J. Petersen and Albert H.Y. Chen.

Contributor(s): Petersen, Carole | Chen, Hongyi, 1957- | Peerenboom, R. P. (Randall P.), 1958-.
Series: Routledge law in Asia: 2Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006Description: xi, 529 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415360021 (hbk.); 9780415360029 (hbk.); 041536003X (pbk.); 9780415360036 (pbk.).Subject(s): Civil rights -- Asia | Civil rights -- France | Civil rights -- United States | Human rights -- Asia | Human rights -- France | Human rights -- United StatesDDC classification: 342.5085
Contents:
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.
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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.