Asian Values And Human Rights

Author : William Theodore De Bary,Wm. Theodore de Bary
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674001961

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Asian Values and Human Rights by William Theodore De Bary,Wm. Theodore de Bary Pdf

Since the horrific Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, the debate on human rights in China has raged on with increasing volume and shifting context, but little real progress. In this provocative book, one of our most learned scholars of China moves beyond the political shouting match, informing and contextualizing this debate from a Confucian and a historical perspective. "Asian Values" is a concept advanced by some authoritarian regimes to differentiate an Asian model of development, supposedly based on Confucianism, from a Western model identified with individualism, liberal democracy, and human rights. Highlighting the philosophical development of Confucianism as well as the Chinese historical experience with community organization, constitutionalism, education, and women's rights, Wm. Theodore de Bary argues that while the Confucian sense of personhood differs in some respects from Western libertarian concepts of the individual, it is not incompatible with human rights, but could, rather, enhance them. De Bary also demonstrates that Confucian communitarianism has historically resisted state domination, and that human rights in China could be furthered by a genuine Confucian communitarianism that incorporates elements of Western civil society. With clarity and elegance, Asian Values and Human Rights broadens our perspective on the Chinese human rights debate.

Author : Ole Bruun,Michael Jacobsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135796266

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Human Rights and Asian Values by Ole Bruun,Michael Jacobsen Pdf

The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has sparked off intense debate. This volume takes a clear stand for universal rights, both theoretically and empirically, by analysing social and political processes in a number of East and Southeast Asian countries. On the national arenas, Asian values are linked to the struggle between authoritarian and democratic forces, which both tend to convey stereotyped images of the 'west', but with reversed meanings.

Author : D. Kingsbury,Leena Avonius
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230615496

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Human Rights in Asia by D. Kingsbury,Leena Avonius Pdf

This book offers a critical reassessment of the 'Asian values' debate, which dominated the human rights discourse in the late 1990s, and a reappraisal of the human rights situation in Asia since then. The chapters in this book contextualize the debate and examine in what ways the issues raised then continue to trouble Asian societies.

Author : Joanne R. Bauer,Daniel A. Bell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-02-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521645360

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The East Asian Challenge for Human Rights by Joanne R. Bauer,Daniel A. Bell Pdf

This book identifies the more persuasive contributions by East Asian intellectuals to the international human rights debate.

Author : Anthony J. Langlois
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521003474

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The Politics of Justice and Human Rights by Anthony J. Langlois Pdf

The Asian Values Discourse

Author : Amartya Kumar Sen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Authoritarianism
ISBN : 0876410492

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Human Rights and Asian Values by Amartya Kumar Sen Pdf

Author : Josiane Cauquelin,Paul Lim,Birgit Mayer-König
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136841255

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Asian Values by Josiane Cauquelin,Paul Lim,Birgit Mayer-König Pdf

This book opens with an examination of values themselves, grappling with western assertions of individual human rights and the eastern emphasis on duties, and analysing selected Asian philosophical and religious traditions. Several case studies follow, on countries the Philippines, Japan, China, Malaysia and Thailand. The purpose of the book is to help westerners in particular to understand and appreciate better the changes taking place in Asia, to handle relations more sensitively, and thereby to help bring Europe and Asia together.

Author : Randall Peerenboom,Carole J. Petersen,Albert H.Y. Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134238804

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Human Rights in Asia by Randall Peerenboom,Carole J. Petersen,Albert H.Y. Chen Pdf

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.

Author : Tae-Ung Baik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107015340

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Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia by Tae-Ung Baik Pdf

Analyses the emerging human rights norms, regional institutions and enforcement mechanisms in Asia.

Author : Jerome A. Cohen,William P. Alford,Chang-fa Lo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789811303500

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Taiwan and International Human Rights by Jerome A. Cohen,William P. Alford,Chang-fa Lo Pdf

This book tells a story of Taiwan’s transformation from an authoritarian regime to a democratic system where human rights are protected as required by international human rights treaties. There were difficult times for human rights protection during the martial law era; however, there has also been remarkable transformation progress in human rights protection thereafter. The book reflects the transformation in Taiwan and elaborates whether or not it is facilitated or hampered by its Confucian tradition. There are a number of institutional arrangements, including the Constitutional Court, the Control Yuan, and the yet-to-be-created National Human Rights Commission, which could play or have already played certain key roles in human rights protections. Taiwan’s voluntarily acceptance of human rights treaties through its implementation legislation and through the Constitutional Court’s introduction of such treaties into its constitutional interpretation are also fully expounded in the book. Taiwan’s NGOs are very active and have played critical roles in enhancing human rights practices. In the areas of civil and political rights, difficult human rights issues concerning the death penalty remain unresolved. But regarding the rights and freedoms in the spheres of personal liberty, expression, privacy, and fair trial (including lay participation in criminal trials), there are in-depth discussions on the respective developments in Taiwan that readers will find interesting. In the areas of economic, social, and cultural rights, the focuses of the book are on the achievements as well as the problems in the realization of the rights to health, a clean environment, adequate housing, and food. The protections of vulnerable groups, including indigenous people, women, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) individuals, the disabled, and foreigners in Taiwan, are also the areas where Taiwan has made recognizable achievements, but still encounters problems. The comprehensive coverage of this book should be able to give readers a well-rounded picture of Taiwan’s human rights performance. Readers will find appealing the story of the effort to achieve high standards of human rights protection in a jurisdiction barred from joining international human rights conventions. This book won the American Society of International Law 2021 Certificate of Merit in a Specialized Area of International Law.

Author : Michael Jacobsen,Ole Bruun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Asia
ISBN : OCLC:1078694802

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Human Rights and Asian Values by Michael Jacobsen,Ole Bruun Pdf

Author : Randall Peerenboom,Carole J. Petersen,Albert H.Y. Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134238811

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Human Rights in Asia by Randall Peerenboom,Carole J. Petersen,Albert H.Y. Chen Pdf

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.

Author : Michael D. Barr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136001666

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Cultural Politics and Asian Values by Michael D. Barr Pdf

Cultural Politics and Asian Values looks at the political, cultural and religious background of East and Southeast Asian societies and those of 'the West', with a view to seeing how they are affecting contemporary national and international politics: democratization, the international human rights discourse, NGOs and globalization. The book surveys the political history and pre-history of the 'Asian values' debate, taking it up to the era of Megawati Sukarnoputri, Chen Shui-bian and Kim Dae-jung. In chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and liberalism, Barr explores the histories and conceptual essences of the world religions involved in or affected by the debate.

Author : Roda Mushkat
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0774810572

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International Environmental Law and Asian Values by Roda Mushkat Pdf

Following decades of vigorous economic expansion, Asia is confronting the environmental consequences of unfettered development. This poses a challenge because of the strong bias of prevailing cultural systems in the region toward the goal of lifting standards of living over achieving ecological sustainability. This book juxtaposes international environmental norms and practices with relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas. Roda Mushkat examines the fundamental principle of public participation in environmental law-making, as well as the "rights approach," against the emergence of democratic and human rights norms in the region. The complex relationship between trade and the environment is also discussed in light of the strong regional emphasis on economic growth, trade liberalization, and the aversion to conditionalities. Given regionalization processes in Asia-Pacific and elsewhere, this work seeks to establish to what extent such processes have led to the regionalization of international environmental law. International Environmental Law and Asian Values concludes that, although some gaps can be identified between international imperatives and regional responses, "Asian values" have not proved to be an insurmountable barrier to the spread of international environmental legal ideas. On the whole, the region is responding to impulses emanating from the global arena rather than resisting them consciously. The analysis and conclusions of this comprehensive and original work will be of considerable interest to scholars of international law and relations, environmental policy, comparative culture, economic development, and social change.

Author : Thomas W.D. Davis,Brian Galligan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857933263

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Human Rights in Asia by Thomas W.D. Davis,Brian Galligan Pdf

Does the increasing prominence of Asia also mark a new era for human rights in the region? This timely book uncovers the political drivers behind both recent regional and country-based changes to the recognition, promotion, and protection of rights. Human Rights in Asia focuses on the relationships between political regimes, institutions and cultures, and external actors, such as international organisations, NGOs, and business. The contributing authors provide important discussions on Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Phillipines. Thematic chapters then go on to frame these individually focused contributions, by examining the international pressure to 'normalise' rights regimes, and the relationship between Islam and rights in the region. Providing a unique combination of country-specific and thematic analysis, this book will be a fascinating and beneficial read for postgraduate and undergraduate students in human rights and international relations, as well as scholars in politics, human rights, international relations and government and NGO analysts.