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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812719903321

Autore

Hainian Liu

Titolo

Sixty years of the protection and development of human rights in China / / Liu Hainian ; translated by Bi Xiaoqing

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reading, United Kingdom : , : Paths International Ltd.

China : , : China Social Sciences Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-84464-389-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Collana

Social change in modern China

Disciplina

323.0951

Soggetti

Human rights - China

China Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Part I: Human Rights in General; The Concept of Human Rights; Research on Human Rights Must Be Based on Correct Concepts; The Formation and Development of the Human Rights Concept in China (an Outline); The Struggle for Human Rights by the Communist Party of China (1921-1949); Sixty Years of Development of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China; Safeguarding Human Rights and the Struggle for and Development of Socialist Democracy :the Chinese Practice and Experience; Cultural Self-Consciousness and Safeguarding of Human Rights

Safeguarding Human Rights : the Special Role of the StateIntegrating Chinese and Foreign Cultures and Jointly Building a Harmonious World; Building a Social and International Order in Which Human Rights Can Be Full Realized; Several Questions Concerning the Construction of a System of Human Rights Theory with Chinese Characteristics; Part II: Specific Human Rights; The Right to Health: Responsibilities of the Government; Safeguarding People's Livelihood in China: Opportunities and Challenges

Protection of the Rights of Disabled Persons from the Perspective of International Human Rights ConventionsProtection of Woman's Rights: from the Perspective of International Human Rights Conventions; Legal Protection of Personal Rights in China; Legal Protection of Religious



Freedom and National Equality; Transparency and Regulation of the Mass Media; Freedom of Speech and Social Development; Adhering to the Prohibition of Torture and Promoting the Development of Civilization; Influence of Tradition Criminal Law Thoughts on the Modern Death Penalty System in China

Restriction, Reduction, and Abolition of the Death PenaltyPart Ill: Foreign Exchange in the Field of Human Rights; My Participation in Human Rights Dialogues and Exchanges Between China and Foreign Countries: Retrospect and Prospect; Constructing Human Civilization and Strengthening Judicial Protection of Human Rights; The Chinese People Are More Concerned about Their Own Human Rights than Any Other People; Carrying forward the Ancient Chinese and Roman Civilizations and Promoting the Construction of Modern Civilization; The Right to Criminal Defense and Corporate Social Responsibilities

Speech at the Meeting of Senior Cadres of the Central Government of the People's Republic of LaosStrengthening the Protection of Labor Rights and the Right to Information; Fair Trial : An Objective Yet to Be Achieved; The Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Appendix; The Establishment of the UN Human Rights Council and Issues to Which Special Attention Should be Paid by China; Postscript; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

This major Chinese study systematically introduces research on human rights theory, the construction of human rights, and international communication on human rights since the founding of new China. The book summarizes the great achievement on human rights construction in China and also offers some suggestions on related aspects. Divided into three sections, the book discusses: a) General Issues (the definition of human rights * human rights theory and human rights development in China * scientific approaches to human rights); b) Specific Issues (incorporating the Universal Declaration of Huma