The Politics of Justice and Human Rights: Southeast Asia and Universalist Theory

by Anthony J. Langlois

Book Overview

This book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of human rights, engaging in particular with the Asian values debate. It is especially concerned with the tension between a universal regime of human rights and its ability to accommodate diversity. Incorporating original fieldwork from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the book also draws out the significance of Southeast Asian developments for international human rights discourse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521003474
• ISBN13: 9780521003476
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"