Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia

Tae-Ung Baik

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781139786348
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Human Rights
• Index: Politics & International Relations

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.

Table of contents

• Cover
• EMERGING REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS IN ASIA
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• FIGURES
• TABLES
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• ABBREVIATIONS
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Analytical framework: human rights systems in Asia
• 3 Human rights norms in Asia
• 4 Emerging human rights institutions in Asia
• 5 The implementation of human rights in Asia
• 6 Conclusion
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX