Emerging regional human rights systems in Asia /
Asia is the only area in the world that does not have a human rights court or commission covering the region as a whole. However, a close look at recent developments in the region, especially in East Asia, shows that a human rights system is emerging. Various activities and initiatives for human rig...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Summary: | Asia is the only area in the world that does not have a human rights court or commission covering the region as a whole. However, a close look at recent developments in the region, especially in East Asia, shows that a human rights system is emerging. Various activities and initiatives for human rights cooperation are developing in Asia at the regional, sub-regional and national levels. Since the establishment of the ASEAN human rights body (AICHR) in 2009, the need for a review of the regional human rights mechanisms in Asia is stronger than ever. With a primary focus on twenty-three East Asian states, Tae-Ung Baik highlights the significant changes that have taken place in recent decades and demonstrates that the constituent elements of a human rights system (norms, institutions and modes of implementation) are developing in Asia. |
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Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 330 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
ISBN: | 9781139058445 (ebook) |