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Human Rights in Asia considers how human rights are viewed and implemented in Asia. It covers not just civil and political rights, but also social, economic and cultural rights. This study discusses the problems arising from the fact that ideas of human rights have evolved in Western liberal democracies and examines how far such values are compatible with Asian values and applicable in Asian contexts. Core chapters on France and the USA provide a benchmark on how human rights have emerged and how they are applied and implemented in a civil law and a common law jurisdiction. These are then followed by twelve chapters on the major countries of East Asia plus India, each of which follows a common template to consider the context of the legal system in each country, black letter law, legal discussions and debates and key current issues concerning human rights in each jurisdiction.

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9780415360036

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<p>'This book analyses how human rights are viewed and implemented in Asia. Each chapter provides a general introduction to rights theory and practice, discussion of the relevant case law for each form of right, and concluding remarks that situate a country's peformance within a broader comparative context.'<p>- Oxfam's Development Resources Review<p>'The chapters on France and the USA provide a benchmark for assessing how human rights have emerged and been implemented in a civil law and common jurisdiction.'<p>- Oxfam's Development Resources Review<p>'Human Rights in Asia is a well-researched, comprehensive study of rights protection and practice in Asia that is a more than useful contribution to the literature on the subject. The breadth and quality of analysis it offers is such that it would not be surprising to see it claim the mantle of the stock text for many academics, students and avid readers of the law and practice of human rights in Asia.'<p> - Ankush Sharma, Asahi Lawyers,

'This book analyses how human rights are viewed and implemented in Asia. Each chapter provides a general introduction to rights theory and practice, discussion of the relevant case law for each form of right, and concluding remarks that situate a country's peformance within a broader comparative context.' - Oxfam's Development Resources Review 'The chapters on France and the USA provide a benchmark for assessing how human rights have emerged and been implemented in a civil law and common jurisdiction.' - Oxfam's Development Resources Review 'Human Rights in Asia is a well-researched, comprehensive study of rights protection and practice in Asia that is a more than useful contribution to the literature on the subject. The breadth and quality of analysis it offers is such that it would not be surprising to see it claim the mantle of the stock text for many academics, students and avid readers of the law and practice of human rights in Asia.' - Ankush Sharma, Asahi Lawyers, Brisbane, Australia

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UCLA School of Law, USA Hong Kong University, China University of Hong Kong, China

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