China and International Human Rights Harsh Punishments in the Context of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights /

This book is designed to introduce law students, legal actors and human rights activists, particularly participants in human rights dialogues with China, to the process and reality of a newly confident China’s participation in the international human rights system, albeit with inherent challenges. F...

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Main Author: Jiang, Na. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-44902-4
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A general theory on international human rights standards
  • China’s cooperation (With the international human rights system)
  • The death penalty and international human rights law
  • The death penalty: china’s practice and policy
  • Forced labor and international human rights law
  • Forced labor: china’s policy and practice
  • Next steps: china’s human rights strategy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix.