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1 online resource |
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China today |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; China Today Series; Title page; Copyright page; Map; Chronology; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Notes; 1: Human Rights and Competing Conceptions of Justice, Law and Power; The Yuan Tradition of Righting Wrongs; The Rights Tradition; Official Counterdiscourses; Conclusion; Notes; 2: Institutional Avenues of Human Rights Advocacy; The Place of Human Rights in the Normative Framework; Institutional Avenues: The Judiciary; Institutional Avenues: â#x80;#x98;Letters and Visitsâ#x80;#x99; and The Media; Advocacy As Resistance; Conclusion; Notes; 3: Liberty and Life |
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Restrictions of Personal LibertyTorture; The Right to Life and the Death Penalty; Conclusion; Notes; 4: Expression and Thought; The Limits of the Right of Free Expression; Censorship and Crimes of Expression; â#x80;#x98;Smartâ#x80;#x99; Technologies of Expression vs â#x80;#x98;Smartâ#x80;#x99; Control Technologies; â#x80;#x98;Public Opinion Guidanceâ#x80;#x99;, â#x80;#x98;Thought Workâ#x80;#x99; and â#x80;#x98;Social Creditâ#x80;#x99; Governance; Conclusion; Notes; 5: Inequality and Socio-economic Rights; The Impact of Urbanization On Land and Housing Rights; Education Rights of Rural and Migrant Worker Children; The Human Rights Effects of Environmental Degradation |
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ConclusionNotes; 6: Rights Defenders; The Emergence of Civil Society Advocates; The Consequences of Authoritarian Revival; Conclusion; Notes; Conclusion; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
"How can we make sense of human rights in China's authoritarian system? In this insightful book, China law expert Eva Pils offers a nuanced account of this contentious area, examining human rights as a set of social practices involving a variety of actors, including officials of the system and civil society actors. Drawing on a wide range of resources including years of interaction with Chinese human rights defenders, Pils discusses sources of human rights violations, as well as institutional avenues of protection and social practices of human rights defence. Three central areas are given special attention: liberty and integrity of the person and the right not to be tortured; freedom of thought and expression; and inequality and socio-economic rights. Pils argues that the Party-State system is inherently opposed to human rights principles in all these areas. Yet, civil society actors have developed social practices of human rights advocacy whose political significance is not entirely dependent on the Party-State. Despite authoritarianism's lengthening shadows, China's human rights movement has so far proved resourceful and resilient, and the trajectories discussed in this book will continue to shape ongoing struggles"-- Provided by publisher |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights |
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Political science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Machine generated contents note: Map Chronology Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Human Rights and Competing Conceptions of Justice, Law and Power in China 2. Institutional Avenues of Human Rights Advocacy 3. Liberty and Life 4. Expression and Thought 5. Inequality and Socio-economic Rights 6. Rights Defenders Conclusion Notes |
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Human rights -- China
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Human rights advocacy -- China
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Human rights movements -- China
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Authoritarianism -- China
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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Authoritarianism
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Human rights
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Human rights advocacy
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Human rights movements
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017040883 |
| ISBN |
9781509500734 |
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1509500731 |
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