Emerging Regional Human Rights Systems in Asia

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

Tae-Ung Baik (Author)

9781107015340, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 November 2012

348 pages, 11 b/w illus.
23.1 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.64 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: International human rights law [LBBR], Law [L], Human rights [JPVH], International relations [JPS]