Umfang:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781849640510
Inhalt:
An assessment of international human rights records including China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Burma and Cambodia.
Inhalt:
Intro -- Contents -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- AN OVERVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASIA -- HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY IN ASIA -- COMMUNITARIANISM VERSUS INDIVIDUALISM -- PRIVILEGES VERSUS ENTITLEMENTS -- GLOBALIZATION,HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT -- CRITIQUING THE DEBATE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- THE ASIAN CURRENCY CRISIS AND THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY -- CONCLUSION -- PART I. Southeast Asia -- 2. Malaysia, Singapore and ASEAN -- MALAYSIA -- Historical Overview -- Political Economy -- Economic Policies -- The Asian Economic Crisis -- Internal Order and Security in Malaysia -- Institutional Security Measures and Freedom of Speech -- Death Penalty and Cruel Punishment -- Malaysia's Response to the West -- Conclusion -- SINGAPORE -- Historical Overview -- Political Economy -- Human Rights in Singapore: Measures of Internal Repression -- Political Legitimacy, Freedom of Speech and Human Rights -- Cruel Punishment? -- Singapore's Response to the West -- Conclusion -- ASEAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- 3. Myanmar and Vietnam -- MYANMAR -- Historical Overview/ Background -- Political Economy -- Political Rights and Civil Liberties -- Aung San Suu Kyi -- Development, Forced Labour and Human Rights -- Violations against Ethnic Minorities -- The West and Myanmar -- Burmese Reaction to Western Demands -- Conclusion -- VIETNAM -- Historical Background/ Overview -- Political Economy -- The Effect of the Asian Economic Crisis -- Developments in Human Rights after the Cold War -- Freedom of the Press and Expression -- Freedom of Religion: Persecution of Religious Minorities -- Economic and Social Rights -- Other Violations of Human Rights -- Vietnam and the West -- Conclusion -- 4. Indonesia -- Historical Overview -- Political Economy -- Human Rights and Development -- The Transmigration Programme -- Freedom of Speech -- Indonesia and East Timor.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780745314198
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780745314198
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3386357
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