Author: Brian Burdekin
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004153365
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
The purpose of this book is to provide a consolidated collection of materials to facilitate comparison of the various national human rights institutions (NHRIs) already established in the Asia-Pacific region, against a background of selected international materials and with the assistance of several comparative tables. The latter are not intended to be exhaustive, but are designed to assist in identifying and considering the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the legislative mandates of each national institution. While the collection is primarily intended for teaching purposes, it should also be useful to countries considering establishing a national human rights commission or, for those which have already done so, strengthening its mandate. For this reason several sections have been included outlining the relationship which should exist between NHRIs, the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary and other related institutions and a short section on the importance of the process which should precede their establishment.
National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region
Author: Brian Burdekin
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004153365
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
The purpose of this book is to provide a consolidated collection of materials to facilitate comparison of the various national human rights institutions (NHRIs) already established in the Asia-Pacific region, against a background of selected international materials and with the assistance of several comparative tables. The latter are not intended to be exhaustive, but are designed to assist in identifying and considering the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the legislative mandates of each national institution. While the collection is primarily intended for teaching purposes, it should also be useful to countries considering establishing a national human rights commission or, for those which have already done so, strengthening its mandate. For this reason several sections have been included outlining the relationship which should exist between NHRIs, the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary and other related institutions and a short section on the importance of the process which should precede their establishment.
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004153365
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 573
Book Description
The purpose of this book is to provide a consolidated collection of materials to facilitate comparison of the various national human rights institutions (NHRIs) already established in the Asia-Pacific region, against a background of selected international materials and with the assistance of several comparative tables. The latter are not intended to be exhaustive, but are designed to assist in identifying and considering the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the legislative mandates of each national institution. While the collection is primarily intended for teaching purposes, it should also be useful to countries considering establishing a national human rights commission or, for those which have already done so, strengthening its mandate. For this reason several sections have been included outlining the relationship which should exist between NHRIs, the Executive, the Legislature, the Judiciary and other related institutions and a short section on the importance of the process which should precede their establishment.
Human Rights and International Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region
Author: James Tuck-Hong Tang
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Appraisal by Joseph Chan
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Appraisal by Joseph Chan
Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia
Author: Tae-Ung Baik
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107015340
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Analyses the emerging human rights norms, regional institutions and enforcement mechanisms in Asia.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107015340
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
Analyses the emerging human rights norms, regional institutions and enforcement mechanisms in Asia.
World Heritage and Human Rights
Author: Peter Bille Larsen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781138224223
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides both a review of World Heritage policy at the global level and case studies from Asia-Pacific (including Australia, South and Southeast Asia and China) of how human rights issues impact on both natural and cultural heritage sites and their management.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781138224223
Category : Anthropology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book provides both a review of World Heritage policy at the global level and case studies from Asia-Pacific (including Australia, South and Southeast Asia and China) of how human rights issues impact on both natural and cultural heritage sites and their management.
Handbook on Human Rights in China
Author: Sarah Biddulph
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1786433680
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 759
Book Description
This Handbook gives a wide-ranging account of the theory and practice of human rights in China, viewed against international standards, and China’s international engagements around human rights. The Handbook is organised into the following sections: contested meanings; international dimensions; economic and social rights; civil and political rights; rights in/action and access to justice; political dimensions of human rights in Greater China; and new frontiers.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1786433680
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 759
Book Description
This Handbook gives a wide-ranging account of the theory and practice of human rights in China, viewed against international standards, and China’s international engagements around human rights. The Handbook is organised into the following sections: contested meanings; international dimensions; economic and social rights; civil and political rights; rights in/action and access to justice; political dimensions of human rights in Greater China; and new frontiers.
Climate Change Litigation in the Asia Pacific
Author: Jolene Lin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108804918
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This is the first scholarly examination of climate change litigation in the Asia Pacific region. Bringing legal academics and lawyers from the Global South and Global North together, this book provides rich insights into how litigation can galvanize climate action in countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Written in clear and accessible language, the fourteen chapters in this book shed light on the important question of how litigation may unfold as a potential regulatory pathway towards decarbonization in the world's most populous region.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108804918
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This is the first scholarly examination of climate change litigation in the Asia Pacific region. Bringing legal academics and lawyers from the Global South and Global North together, this book provides rich insights into how litigation can galvanize climate action in countries including Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Written in clear and accessible language, the fourteen chapters in this book shed light on the important question of how litigation may unfold as a potential regulatory pathway towards decarbonization in the world's most populous region.
Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific
Author: Renee Jeffery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110704037X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This is the first book to provide an overview of the processes and practices of transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific region.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110704037X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
This is the first book to provide an overview of the processes and practices of transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific region.
A Selective Approach to Establishing a Human Rights Mechanism in Southeast Asia
Author: Hao Duy Phan
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004222170
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9004222170
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
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.
The Human Right to a Healthy Environment
Author: John H. Knox
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108421199
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108421199
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.
The Politics of Justice and Human Rights
Author: Anthony J. Langlois
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521807852
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of human rights, engaging in particular with the "Asian values" debate. It is especially concerned with the tension between a universal regime of human rights and its ability to accommodate diversity. Incorporating original fieldwork from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the book also draws out the significance of Southeast Asian developments for international human rights discourse. It is likely to become a definitive account of political discussions of human rights in Southeast Asia and an important contribution to the development of human rights theory.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521807852
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
This book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of human rights, engaging in particular with the "Asian values" debate. It is especially concerned with the tension between a universal regime of human rights and its ability to accommodate diversity. Incorporating original fieldwork from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the book also draws out the significance of Southeast Asian developments for international human rights discourse. It is likely to become a definitive account of political discussions of human rights in Southeast Asia and an important contribution to the development of human rights theory.