LEADER 05973oam 2200697I 450 001 9910786296303321 005 20230126210144.0 010 $a1-136-26547-3 010 $a0-203-10830-2 010 $a1-299-16098-0 010 $a1-136-26548-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203108307 035 $a(CKB)2670000000331452 035 $a(EBL)1128301 035 $a(OCoLC)829461184 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000821793 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12426944 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821793 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10879533 035 $a(PQKB)10071853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1128301 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1128301 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10660680 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL447348 035 $a(OCoLC)828424572 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB133785 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000331452 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDefending rights in contemporary China /$fJonathan Benney 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian series ;$v12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-85741-6 311 $a0-415-69430-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-192) and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on the text; 1 Introduction; 2 The development of the term weiquan; 3 Government rights defence; 4 Citizen-initiated rights defence; 5 Legal rights defence; 6 Conclusion: Why weiquan?; Afterword; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"Citizen rights defence campaigns reflect the changing lives and priorities of Chinese citizens, both urban and rural. The term weiquan, or rights defence, was first coined by the Chinese party-state as part of a process of promotion of various laws, and was thus used by government-affiliated organisations to promote the rights of women, children, and consumers, and to develop citizens' legal awareness. Subsequently, first private citizens, then groups of citizens, then lawyers, appropriated the term as a means of dispute resolution in areas such as private property rights, rights for the handicapped, corruption claims and grievances with officials. Rights defence is important not just because of the political ramifications of its campaigns, but also because of the strategies its activists have used. Rights defence campaigns have taken novel forms unprecedented in China, including the use of the Internet by rights campaigners, the development of rights entrepreneur (or people who have set up businesses linked to rights defence), and the selection of representatives and leaders in rights defence campaigns. In recent years, the idea of rights defence has become used as a tool to attack the party-state, specifically by lawyers and legal campaigners. The growth of rights defence movements reflects the increasing capacity of Chinese citizens to shape their own civic discourse to achieve diverse goals. While rights defence may not pose an immediate threat to the authority of the party-state, it is nonetheless an important symbol of a developing social pluralism in China. This book offers essential insight into the development of rights in contemporary China and will be highly relevant for students, scholars and specialists in legal developments in Asia as well as anyone interested in social movements in China"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"The growth of rights defence movements in China reflects the increasing capacity of Chinese citizens to shape their own civic discourse in order to achieve diverse goals. Rights defence campaigns have taken novel forms which are unprecedented in China, including the use of the Internet by rights campaigners, the development of rights entrepreneurs, and the selection of representatives and leaders in rights defence campaigns. Defending Rights in Contemporary China offers the first comprehensive analysis of the emergence and development of notions of rights defence, or weiquan, in China. Further, it shows that rights defence campaigns reflect the changing lives and priorities of Chinese citizens, both urban and rural, and the changing distribution of power in China. The Chinese government first used rights defence to promote the law and protect the rights of the weak. But the use of rights defence strategies by private citizens, and lawyers also demonstrates changing power structures - in areas as diverse as private property rights, rights for the handicapped, corruption claims and grievances with officials. In this book, Jonathan Benney argues that the idea of rights defence has gone from being a tool of the government to being a tool to attack the party-state, and explores the consequences of this controversial activist movement. This book offers essential insight into the development of rights in contemporary China and will be highly relevant for students, scholars and specialists in legal developments in Asia as well as anyone interested in social movements in China"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia East Asia series ;$v12. 606 $aCivil rights$zChina 606 $aCivil rights$xSocial aspects$zChina 606 $aCivil rights$xPolitical aspects$zChina 615 0$aCivil rights 615 0$aCivil rights$xSocial aspects 615 0$aCivil rights$xPolitical aspects 676 $a323.0951 686 $aPOL000000$aSOC008000$2bisacsh 700 $aBenney$b Jonathan.$01471430 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786296303321 996 $aDefending rights in contemporary China$93683719 997 $aUNINA