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This edited book adopts a prescriptive and culturally relative narrative to understand
and critique human rights within Asia. Simultaneously, it aims to understand how
human rights, especially, such as women's rights, are practised and protected by
Asian nations.
The book evaluates the realisation of Eurocentric human rights by Asian states in line
with their domestic needs and priorities. It delineates the alien nature of western
standards of human rights for Asia. Contributors focus on varied geographical
contexts including South Asia, China, and Vietnam. The chapters also cover the
protection of women's rights in conflict zones in Myanmar, Kashmir and Afghanistan,
as well as regional human rights mechanisms.
Covering a diverse region, this book will be of interest to researchers and students of
international human rights, feminism and gender studies, particularly in the Asian
context.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Unveiling Women's Rights in Asia: Advancements and Uphill Battles
Fozia Nazir Lone & Anthony Carty 2. Gender Bias in International Economic Law
Zixin Meng 3. Sexual Harassment and Rape: The Law and Reality in Bangladesh
Saira Rahman Khan 4. Gender-based Violence and Pukhtun Women: Socio-political Marginalization in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Syed Wasif Azim 5. "To Portray Her Face": the Legal Discourse of Woman Reproductive Rights in Post-1978 China and Its Limits
Ying Wu and Han Zhai 6. Sexual Harassment: Emergence, Evolution and Legislation in Chinese Discourse
Huang Zhouzheng and Liu Xiaonan 7. Crafting a Voice: A Women-Centric Approach to Sexual Harassment Law in India?
Prerna Dhoop 8. Violence Against Women and the Law in Vietnam
Thi Phuong Nguyen and Ngoc Son Bui 9. The need to build local public institutions capable of implementing international norms and standards of human rights
Basil Fernando 10. Gender-Based Violence in Ongoing Conflicts: A Nuanced Analysis on Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace in Kashmir
Fozia Nazir Lone 11. The Unending Agony: Gender-based Violence to and Transgressed Rights of Rohingya Women
Md Rabiul Islam Chapter 12. Gendered Violence in Afghanistan can be consigned to history
Norah Niland
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Fozia Nazir Lone, PhD, is a distinguished academic and legal expert who serves as an Associate Professor and Associate Director - the Public Law and Human Rights Forum at the City University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on international law, international water law, human/women rights, and border disputes (India/China) and is an esteemed member of various professional organisations, including the Asian Academy of International Law, the International Water Resources Association, The International Water Law Academy at Wuhan University, China, AIDA (International Association for Water Law), The Grassroots Institute Canada, (Montreal) and Natural Resource Law & Governance (Turin, Italy).
Guobin Zhu, PhD, is a Professor of Law at School of Law, Director of Public Law and Human Rights Forum of School of Law of City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK). Specialized in Chinese and comparative constitutional law, Hong Kong Basic Law, Chines human rights law, Chinese and Hong Kong legal system, and Chinese public administration, he has extensively published in these fields in English, Chinese or French. He is a Titular Member of International Academy of Comparative Law, a Standing Council Member of Association of Hong Kong Basic Law and Macau Basic Law, a Council Member of Chinese Association of Constitutional Law and Chinese Society of Judicial Studies.
Anthony Carty, PhD (Cambridge, UK) is Emeritus Professor of the Beijing Institute of Technology and Visiting Professor at Peking University Law Faculty. Formerly the Sir Y K Pao Chair of Public Law at Hong Kong University, Cheng Yu Tung Chair of Public International Law at Tsinghua University and Chair of Public Law at Aberdeen University (UK). His first Chair was the Eversheds Chair of Law at the University of Derby, where he learned the skills which made his work on UK and French legal archives possible, leading to his multiple translated
History and Sovereignty of the South China Sea Islands. His standard academic activity has been books on
The Decay of International Law and
Philosophy of International Law, which have gone through several reprints and re-editions.
