National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region

National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region
Author: Brian Burdekin
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2007
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004153365

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.

World Heritage and Human Rights

World Heritage and Human Rights
Author: Peter Bille Larsen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2017-11-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315402769

The World Heritage community is currently adopting policies to mainstream human rights as part of a wider sustainability agenda. This interdisciplinary book combines a state of the art review of World Heritage policy and practice at the global level with ethnographic case studies from the Asia-Pacific region by leading scholars in the field. By joining legal reviews, anthropology and practitioner experience through in-depth case studies, it shows the diversity of human rights issues in both natural and cultural heritage sites. From site-designation to their conservation and management, the book explores the various rights issues and analyses the diverse social, cultural and legal challenges and responses at both regional and global level. Detailed case studies are included from Australia, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines and Vietnam. The book will appeal to both natural and cultural heritage professionals and human rights and heritage scholars, and will serve as a useful compendium for courses use allowing students to compare, contrast and contextualize different contexts.

Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia

Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia
Author: Tae-Ung Baik
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2012-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107015340

Analyses the emerging human rights norms, regional institutions and enforcement mechanisms in Asia.

Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific

Transitional Justice in the Asia-Pacific
Author: Renee Jeffery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2014
Genre: Law
ISBN: 110704037X

This is the first book to provide an overview of the processes and practices of transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific region.

Climate Change Litigation in the Asia Pacific

Climate Change Litigation in the Asia Pacific
Author: Jolene Lin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2020-10-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108804918

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.

Handbook on Human Rights in China

Handbook on Human Rights in China
Author: Sarah Biddulph
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2019
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1786433680

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.

Trafficking and Human Rights

Trafficking and Human Rights
Author: Leslie Holmes
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1849806802

Human trafficking is widely considered to be the fastest growing branch of trafficking. As this important book reveals, it has moved rapidly up the agenda of states and international organisations since the early-1990s, not only because of this growth, but also as its implications for security and human rights have become clearer. This fascinating study by international experts provides original research findings on human trafficking, with particular reference to Europe, South- East Asia and Australia. A major focus is on why and how many states and organisations act in ways that undermine trafficked victims' rights, as part of ?quadruple victimisation'. It compares and contrasts policies and suggests which seem to work best and why. The contributors also advocate radical new approaches that most states and other formal organisations appear loath to introduce, for reasons that are explored in this unique book.

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment

The Human Right to a Healthy Environment
Author: John H. Knox
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2018-06-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108421199

This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.