Subjects:

China, Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Other Jurisdictions

Set in the context of international human rights law, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of China's human rights theory and practice since 1949. It combines legal and institutional documentation with cultural explanation and social, political, and economic analysis. Particular attention is paid to developments in human rights in the post-1978 modernization era, particularly in the period since the tragic events of 1989.