The
Chinese Perspectives on Human Rights and Good Governance series reviews various aspects of human rights and good governance in China, including international human rights standards, specific substantive rights protection and rule of law, as well as constitutionalism, especially in the context of contemporary China. Its aim is to stimulate discussion on these and related topics, with a focus on international standards whenever these are applicable and relevant to China.
In this first volume in the series, the contributors adopt different disciplinary approaches to look at China both in the context of its internal constraints and as a global player in the overall development of human rights. Where is China headed in the near future? Does Chinese culture stand in contradiction to human rights? Is the rule of law alien to Chinese society? Can China move ahead without political reforms? In this thought-provoking volume, leading Chinese and Western scholars offer analysis of these issues, also with reference to Chinese history and contemporary culture.
Zhang Wei, International Law PhD (2008), Associate Professor, is Co-Director of the Institute for Human Rights at China University of Political Science and Law. He has published monographs, translations and many articles on human rights.
Li Ruoyu, PhD Candidate of Human Rights Law, is an academic editor at the Institute for Human Rights at China University of Political Science and Law. She has published several articles on human rights in academic journals.
Yan Zihan, Master of Human Rights Law (2014), is an academic editor at the Institute for Human Rights at China University of Political Science and Law.
Excerpt of table of contents:
The Relationship between Rule of Law, Human Rights, Good Governance and Democracy
Zhang Wei;
Rights-Oriented Ethics in Confucianism
Shan Chun;
Chinese Good-Governance and Human Rights Protection
Li Yunlong & Qian Zhen;
Human Rights, Good Governance and Protection of Women against Domestic Violence in China
Wang Jianling;
Research on China’s Partner Assistance Policy and its Improvement in the Post-Disaster Restoration
Li Weihai & Sun Xiaolei;
Human Rights Defenders and Good Governance
Petter F. Wille;
Two Models of Judicial Oversight of Good Governance
Tom Zwart;
Good Governance: Protecting the Most Vulnerable
Brian Burdekin Ao;
The Right to Good Administration in the Multilevel System of the European Union – A “Newish” Right Strengthening the Administrative Culture
Jonas Grimheden & Gabriel N. Toggenburg;
People’s Livelihood and Good Law and Governance
Zhang Wenxian;
The Enforcement of the Constitution and Transformation of Social Governance Patterns
Han Dayuan Human Rights in the Constitutional Law of China in Transition
Xu Shuang;
Whether the Human Rights Clause of the Chinese Constitution Can Be Interpreted from the International Human Rights Law Perspective?
Qu Xiangfei;
Balance and Imbalance in Human Rights Law
Luo Haocai & Song Gongde;
Soft Law, Human Rights and Social Development
Liu Huawen;
Human Rights Protection and Social Stability
Zhang Xiaoling;
Human Rights and Overhaul of Civil Procedure 2012
Hao Zuocheng The Development and Evaluation of “Presumption of Innocence” in China
Jiang Tianlong;
The Integration and Coordination within the UN Human Rights System and its Challenges to China
Sun Meng;
Our Common Humanity: Human Rights Values, Principles and Norms in the Construction of a Just and “Harmonious Society”
Christophe Peschoux;
Democracy or Populism
Yu Keping;
The Protection and Promotion of Human Rights During (Post-)Conflict Situations: Engaging EU Peacekeepers and NGOS – Lessons for China
Matthias Vanhullebusch Index.
Human rights scholars, activists and practitioners, university students and teachers, as well as anyone who are interested in human rights issues and China.