China and the International Human Rights Regime

Rana Siu Inboden analyses China's role in the international human rights regime from the early 1980s until 2017.

Rana Siu Inboden (Author)

9781108744836, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 December 2022

312 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.456 kg

'Inboden's revealing behind-the-scenes case studies show how China's human rights diplomacy has become increasingly sophisticated.' Andrew J. Nathan, Foreign Affairs

Rana Siu Inboden examines China's role in the international human rights regime between 1982 and 2017 and, through this lens, explores China's rising position in the world. Focusing on three major case studies – the drafting and adoption of the Convention against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council, and the International Labour Organization's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards – Inboden shows China's subtle yet persistent efforts to constrain the international human rights regime. Based on a range of documentary and archival research, as well as extensive interview data, Inboden provides fresh insights into the motivations and influences driving China's conduct and explores China's rising position as a global power.

1. Introduction
2. China's Evolving Posture Toward the International Human Rights Regime: 1949–2017
3. China, the Convention Against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture: 1982–2002
4. China and the Establishment of the Human Rights Council: 2004–2007
5. China and the International Labour Organization's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, 1983–2017
6. Explaining China's Behavior
7. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Human rights [JPVH], United Nations & UN agencies [JPSN1], 21st century history: from c 2000 - [HBLX], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Asian history [HBJF]