Human Rights in Contemporary China

✍ Scribed by R. Randle Edwards; Louis Henkin; Andrew J. Nathan

Publisher: Columbia University Press
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 208
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Analyzes human rights in contemporary China with an international and comparative perspective, especially in light of the recent adoption of Maoism in China.

✦ Table of Contents

Contacts
Preface
1. The Human Rights Idea in Contemporary China: A Comparative Perspective
2. Civil and Social Rights: Theory and Practice in Chinese Law Today
3. Political Rights in Chinese Constitutions
4. Sources of Chinese Rights Thinking
Notes
For Further Reading
Index

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