Asia Pacific and Human Rights : A Global Political Economy Perspective (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction; Setting the scene; Power, politics and the idea of human rights; Asian ways; The Asia Pacific game of human rights; Asia pacific realism and human rights; Asia pacific regionalism and human rights; The meaning of human rights and the uncertainty of death; Political rights of non-nationals: the constitutional debate in Japan; Indigenous peoples of the Asia Pacific: a case study of the Ainu; Globalization, sovereignty, international law and human rights; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.