Politics Of Human Rights In Southeast Asia

Author : Philip J. Eldridge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134611416

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Politics of Human Rights in Southeast Asia by Philip J. Eldridge Pdf

The divide between the West and Southeast Asia seems to be nowhere more apparent than in debates about human rights. Within these diverse geographical, political and cultural climates, human rights seem to have become relative, and the quest for absolutes seems unattainable. In this new book Philip J Eldridge seeks to question this stalemate. He argues that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' inclusion in United Nations' human rights treaties could be the common ground that bridges the gap between East and West. Eldridge uses topical case studies and primary research from Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor and Australia, to compare the effectiveness of United Nations' human rights directives on local democracies. This study presents insightful research into a hotly debated topic. As such it will be a thought-provoking resource for students of human rights, politics and international relations.

Author : Anthony J. Langlois
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,8 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 : Philip J. Eldridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Democratization
ISBN : 0203259351

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The Politics of Human Rights in Southeast Asia by Philip J. Eldridge Pdf

Author : Kenneth Christie,Denny Roy
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049714978

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The Politics of Human Rights In East Asia by Kenneth Christie,Denny Roy Pdf

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Author : Catherine Renshaw
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812251036

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Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia by Catherine Renshaw Pdf

In Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia, Catherine Renshaw recounts an extraordinary period of human rights institution-building in Southeast Asia. She begins her account in 2007, when the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed the ASEAN charter, committing members for the first time to principles of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. In 2009, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights was established with a mandate to uphold internationally recognized human rights standards. In 2013, the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration was adopted as a framework for human rights cooperation in the region and a mechanisim for ASEAN community building. Renshaw explains why these developments emerged when they did and assesses the impact of these institutions in the first decade of their existence. In her examination of ASEAN, Renshaw asks how human rights can be implemented in and between states that are politically diverse—Vietnam and Laos are Communist; Brunei Darussalam is an Islamic sultanate; Myanmar is in transition from a military dictatorship; the Philippines and Indonesia are established multiparty democracies; while the remaining members are less easily defined. Renshaw cautions that ASEAN is limited in its ability to shape the practices of its members because it lacks a preponderance of democratic states. However, she concludes that, in the absence of a global legalized human rights order, the most significant practical advancements in the promotion of human rights have emerged from regional institutions such as the ASEAN.

Author : Alison Duxbury,Hsien-Li Tan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108465908

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Can ASEAN Take Human Rights Seriously? by Alison Duxbury,Hsien-Li Tan Pdf

Critically examines ASEAN's human rights system in the context of Southeast Asian political-legal developments and the global human rights discourse

Author : Ole Bruun,Michael Jacobsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135796273

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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 : Hao Duy Phan
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004222175

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A Selective Approach to Establishing a Human Rights Mechanism in Southeast Asia by Hao Duy Phan Pdf

This book proposes a selective approach for states with more advanced human rights protection to establish a human rights court for Southeast Asia. It argues the inclusive approach currently employed by ASEAN to set up a human rights body covering all member states cannot produce a strong regional human rights mechanism. The mosaic of Southeast Asia reveals great diversity and high complexity in political regimes, human rights practice and participation by regional states in the global legal human rights framework. Cooperation among ASEAN members to protect and promote human rights remains limited. The time-honored principle of non-interference and the “ASEAN Way” still predominate in relations within ASEAN. These factors combine to explain why the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights is unlikely to be strong and effective in changing and promoting regional human rights protection. This book suggests a selective approach to establish a human rights court for Southeast Asia. It posits that a group of nations within Southeast Asia may be more willing to consider the possibility of a stronger human rights mechanism. It investigates the challenges to and the feasibility of such a proposal. Furthermore, it examines the design of the three existing regional human rights courts in Europe, the Americas, and Africa, and compares the rationales for those institutional designs with the specific context of Southeast Asia. A human rights court for all ASEAN members may not be possible at this time, but a court for some nations in the region is feasible and worth exploring. The path towards this goal is never an easy one; however, the region possesses the necessary conditions to gradually translate that goal into reality.

Author : James Gomez,Robin Ramcharan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811510748

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National Human Rights Institutions in Southeast Asia by James Gomez,Robin Ramcharan Pdf

This book reviews Southeast Asia’s National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) as part of an emerging assessment of a nascent regional human rights architecture that is facing significant challenges in protecting human rights. The book asks, can NHRIs overcome its weaknesses and provide protection, including remedies, to victims of human rights abuses? Assessing NHRIs’ capacity to do so is vital as the future of human rights protection lies at the national level, and other parts of the architecture—the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and the international mechanism of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)—though helpful, also have their limitations. The critical question the book addresses is whether NHRIs individually or collaboratively provide protection of fundamental human rights. The body of work offered in this book showcases the progress of the NHRIs in Southeast Asia where they also act as a barometer for the fluid political climate of their respective countries. Specifically, the book examines the NHRIs’ capacity to provide protection, notably through the pursuit of quasi-judicial functions, and concludes that this function has either been eroded due to political developments post-establishment or has not been included in the first place. The book’s findings point to the need for NHRIs to increase their effectiveness in the protection of human rights and invites readers and stakeholders to find ways of addressing this gap.

Author : Thomas W.D. Davis,Brian Galligan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,9 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.

Author : Kevin Yl Tan,David Cohen,Aviva Nabahan
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811229510

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Human Rights And Asean: Indonesian And International Perspectives by Kevin Yl Tan,David Cohen,Aviva Nabahan Pdf

Human Rights in ASEAN: Indonesian and International Perspectives is a collection of 13 essays that not only offers fresh new insights on the different facets of human rights and their protection in ASEAN, but also 'insider' accounts of the development of the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission for Human Rights. These valuable perspectives have never been shared publicly, and offer a view from both the state and non-governmental organisations' (NGO) perspectives. In addition to these valuable perspectives, this book offers a number of significant case studies of how human rights has been implemented, and the challenges it faces in ASEAN in general, and in Indonesia particularly.

Author : N. John Funston
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 981230133X

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Government and Politics in Southeast Asia by N. John Funston Pdf

In this substantial and referenced study, nine leading scholars present from inside the history, society, geography, economy and governmental institutions of each of the 10 ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).

Author : Mahdev Mohan,Cynthia Morel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317964308

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Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia by Mahdev Mohan,Cynthia Morel Pdf

Business and human rights has emerged as a distinct field within the corporate governance movement. The endorsement by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a new set of Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights in 2011 reinforces the State’s duty to protect against human rights abuses by third parties, including business; the corporate responsibility to respect human rights; and greater access by victims to effective remedy, both judicial and non-judicial. This book draws on the UN Guiding Principles and recent national plans of action, to provide an overview of relevant developments within the ASEAN region. Bridging theory and practice, the editors have positioned this book at the intersection of human rights risk and its regulation. Chapter authors discuss the implications of key case-studies undertaken across the region and various sectors, with a particular focus on extractive industries, the environment, and infrastructure projects. Topics covered include: due diligence and the role of audits; businesses’ responsibilities to women and children; and the mitigation of human rights risks in the region's emerging markets. The book sheds light on how stakeholders currently approach business and human rights, and explores how the role of ASEAN States, and that of the institution itself, may be strengthened. In doing so, the book identifies critical challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the region in relation to business and human rights. This book will be of excellent use and interest to scholars, practitioners and students of human rights, business and company law, international law, and corporate governance.

Author : Fernand de Varennes,Christie M. Gardiner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317518198

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Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia by Fernand de Varennes,Christie M. Gardiner Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia provides a rich study of human rights challenges facing some of the most vulnerable people in Asia. While formal accession to core international human rights instruments is commonplace across the region, the realisation of human rights for many remains elusive as development pressure, violent conflict, limited political will and discrimination maintain human rights volatility. This Handbook explores the underlying causes of human rights abuse in a range of contexts, considers lessons learnt from global, regional and domestic initiatives and provides recommendations and justifications for reform. Comprising 23 chapters, it examines the strengths and weaknesses of human rights institutions in Asia and covers issues such as: Participation, marginalisation, detention and exclusion Private sector responsibility and security Conflict and post-conflict rehabilitation Trafficking, displacement and citizenship Ageing populations, identity and sexuality. Drawing together a remarkable collection of leading and emerging scholars, advisers and practitioners, this Handbook is essential reading for students, scholars, policy makers and advocates of human rights in Asia and the world.

Author : Randy W. Nandyatama
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 981163095X

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Indonesian Civil Society and Human Rights Advocacy in ASEAN by Randy W. Nandyatama Pdf

This book focuses on how Indonesian civil society organisations interact with ASEAN to shape human rights institutionalisation in the region. Using Bourdieu-inspired constructivist IR as an analytical lens, the book argues that there are pre-reflexive norms that dominate the field of interaction in the region that shape the way civil society organisations operate. This has resulted in the diverging advocacy practices, thus complicating human rights institutionalisation process in ASEAN.