Routledge Library Editions: Modern East And South East Asia: The Prospects For A Regional Human Rights Mechanism In East Asia (rle Modern East And South East Asia) (volume 6)

Regional inter-governmental human rights organizations have been in operation for sometime in Europe, the Americas and Africa. These regional human rights mechanisms have proven to be useful and effective in comparison to the global human rights mechanisms available at the United Nations. The purpose of this study, first published in 2004, is to investigate the possibility of establishing a regional inter-governmental human rights mechanism in East Asia, with a focus on the contributions of nongovernmental organizations'(NGOs) to such a development. This book, first published in 1995, traces the attempt by the British Foreign Office to establish an international regional organisation in South-East Asia which would allow Britain to dominate the region politically, economically and militarily. The author explores the changing emphasis of Britain's regional policies and puts the issues affecting South-East Asia in the post-War period into a wide context. He explores events in the light of the Japanese defeat in the Second World War, the Communist struggle for supremacy of China, the development of Anglo-American relations in Asia and the beg The West no longer regards communism in East Asia as a threat. On the contrary, because the communist party states of East Asia appear to be undergoing a process of reform directed primarily at economic modernization, it is now regarded as a potential market. The West's attitude is reinforced by the recognition of East Asia's economic importance more generally - a perception which in itself undoubtedly stimulated reform in the region's communist party states. The causes, extent and consequences of reform in the East Asian communist party states are the concerns of the contributions to this vol Regional inter-governmental human rights organizations have been in operation for sometime in Europe, the Americas and Africa. These regional human rights mechanisms have proven to be useful and effective in comparison to the global human rights mechanisms available at the United Nations. The purpose of this study, first published in 2004, is to investigate the possibility of establishing a regional inter-governmental human rights mechanism in East Asia, with a focus on the contributions of nongovernmental organizations' (NGOs) to such a development COVER; HALF TITLE; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; ORIGINAL TITLE PAGE; ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT PAGE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; CHAPTER III: THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS; CHAPTER IV: PROSPECTS FOR A REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME IN EAST ASIA; CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX A: A COVER LETTER; APPENDIX B: A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; APPENDIX C: A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO INDIVIDUALS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX This 7-volume set reissues a range of classic out-of-print texts that cover a host of issues that have contributed to the development of modern East and South East Asia. With titles covering economics, politics, history, anthropology and security, this set provides the researcher with an essential resource on the region.