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Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia
The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia provides a rich study of human rights challenges facing some of the most vulnerable people in Asia. Exploring the underlying causes of human rights abuse in a range of contexts, it considers lessons learnt from global, regional and domestic initiatives and provides recommendations for reform.
| Author(s) | Edited by Fernand de Varennes (University of Pretoria, South Africa), Christie M. Gardiner (University of Newcastle, Australia). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 362 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 11 Dec 2018 |
| Availability | Available |
The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights in Asia provides a rich study of human rights challenges facing some of the most vulnerable people in Asia. Exploring the underlying causes of human rights abuse in a range of contexts, it considers lessons learnt from global, regional and domestic initiatives and provides recommendations for reform.
Part I. Strengthening Asian Human Rights Institutions 1. The rights of the marginalised in Asia: increasing protection or vulnerability? Fernand de Varennes 2. Why Asian Legal Institutions Fail to Protect the Human Rights of the Vulnerable, Nick Cheesman
Fernand de Varennes is United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues and Extraordinary Professor at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is the author of over 200 publications in more than 30 languages on human rights in Asia and other part
