TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petersen,Carole
AU  - Chen,Hongyi
AU  - Peerenboom,R.P.
TI  - Human rights in Asia: a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA 
T2  - Routledge law in Asia
SN  - 0415360021 (hbk.)
U1  - 342.5085 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - Asia
KW  - France
KW  - United States
KW  - Human rights
N1  - 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
ER  -