Politics of Human Rights in Southeast Asia (Politics in Asia Series)

✍ Scribed by Philip Eldridge

Year: 2001
Tongue: English
Leaves: 257
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The divide between the West and Southeast Asia seems to be nowhere more apparent than in debates about human rights. Within these diverse geographical, political and cultural climates, human rights seem to have become relative, and the quest for absolutes seems unattainable. In this new book Philip J Eldridge seeks to question this stalemate. He argues that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' inclusion in United Nations' human rights treaties could be the common ground that bridges the gap between East and West. Eldridge uses topical case studies and primary research from Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor and Australia, to compare the effectiveness of United Nations' human rights directives on local democracies. This study presents insightful research into a hotly debated topic. As such it will be a thought-provoking resource for students of human rights, politics and international relations.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface and acknowledgements......Page 9
Abbreviations......Page 14
Introduction......Page 18
International human rights: Theory and practice......Page 29
Human rights, democracy and development in Southeast Asia......Page 49
ASEAN and international human rights......Page 77
Malaysia: 'Illiberal democracy' and human rights......Page 107
Indonesia: Democratic transition and human rights......Page 133
East Timor, Indonesia and the United Nations......Page 168
Australia, Southeast Asia and human rights......Page 177
Conclusion: Future prospects......Page 213
Glossary......Page 218
Notes......Page 219
Bibliography......Page 225
Index......Page 239

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