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082	0	0	_a342.5085 _bPEE/H
245	0	0	_aHuman rights in Asia: a comparative legal study of twelve Asian jurisdictions, France and the USA/ _cedited by Randall Peerenboom
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2006.
300			_axi, 529 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
440		0	_aRoutledge law in Asia
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAn empirical overview of rights performance in Asia, France and the U.S. : the dominance of wealth in the interplay of economics, culture, law, and governance -- The protection of human rights in France : a comparative perspective -- Uncovering rights in the United States : gauging the gap between the Bill of Rights and human rights -- The protection of "fundamental human rights" in Japan -- Taking rights seriously? : human rights law in Singapore -- Human rights in Malaysia -- From British colony to special administrative region of China : embracing human rights in Hong Kong -- Human rights in Korea -- The implementation of human rights law in Taiwan -- Human rights in the era of "Thailand Inc." -- The Philippines : the persistence of rights discourse vis-à-vis substantive social claims -- Human rights in Indonesia -- Protection of human rights and production of human rightlessness in India -- Human rights in China -- Evolving concepts of human rights in Vietnam -- Conclusion : comparative reflections on human rights in Asia.
650		0	_aCivil rights _zAsia.
650		0	_aCivil rights _zFrance.
650		0	_aHuman rights _zAsia.
700			_aPeerenboom, Randall P.
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