Human rights in Asia :  a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA / 
edited by Randall Peerenboom, Carole J. Petersen and Albert H.Y. Chen. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  2006. 
 - xi, 529 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge law in Asia .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>An empirical overview of rights performance in Asia, France and the U.S. : the dominance of wealth in the interplay of economics, culture, law, and governance -- The protection of human rights in France : a comparative perspective -- Uncovering rights in the United States : gauging the gap between the Bill of Rights and human rights -- The protection of "fundamental human rights" in Japan -- Taking rights seriously? : human rights law in Singapore -- Human rights in Malaysia -- From British colony to special administrative region of China : embracing human rights in Hong Kong -- Human rights in Korea -- The implementation of human rights law in Taiwan -- Human rights in the era of "Thailand Inc." -- The Philippines : the persistence of rights discourse vis-à-vis substantive social claims -- Human rights in Indonesia -- Protection of human rights and production of human rightlessness in India -- Human rights in China -- Evolving concepts of human rights in Vietnam -- Conclusion : comparative reflections on human rights in Asia. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415360021 (hbk.) 9780415360029 (hbk.) 041536003X (pbk.) 9780415360036 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005017305 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA667447  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013089014  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil rights--Asia.<br/>Civil rights--France.<br/>Civil rights--United States.<br/>Human rights--Asia.<br/>Human rights--France.<br/>Human rights--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KM572  / .P44 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.5085  / H9186