1st Edition

The Prospects for a Regional Human Rights Mechanism in East Asia

By Hidetoshi Hashimoto Copyright 2004
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    260 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    1. Introduction  2. Theoretical Framework  3. The Impact of Globalization on Human Rights  4. Prospects for a Regional Human Rights Regime in East Asia  5. Conclusions

    Biography

    Hidetoshi Hashimoto