Taiwan and International Human Rights A Story of Transformation
This book tells a story of Taiwan’s transformation from an authoritarian regime to a democratic system where human rights are protected as required by international human rights treaties. There were difficult times for human rights protection during the martial law era; however, there has also been...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
Springer Singapore
2019.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific ; |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39920203*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I – Introduction
- 1 Jerome A Cohen, William P Alford, Chang-fa Lo. Introduction – How the Story Began – Background to the Present
- 2 Jerome A Cohen.Taiwan’s Political-Legal Progress: Memories of the KMT Dictatorship
- Part II – Human Rights Transition from Broader Perspectives
- 3 Nigel Li.Asian Values, Confucian Tradition and Human Rights
- 4 Brad R Roth. Human Rights and Transitional Justice: Taiwan’s Adoption of the ICCPR and the Redress of 228 and Martial-Law-Era Injustices
- 5 Chun Hung Chen, Hung Ling Yeh. The Battlefield of Transitional Justice in Taiwan: a Relational View
- 6 Cheng-Yi Huang. Frozen Trials: Political Victims and Their Quest for Justice
- 7 Chien-Chih Lin. Towards an Analytical Framework of Constitutionalism in East Asia: The Case of Taiwan
- Part III – Institutional Setting and Voluntary Compliance of Human Rights Treaties
- 8 Mab Huang.A National Human Rights Commission for Taiwan?
- 9 Fort Fu-Te Liao. Establishing a National Human Rights Institution
- Taiwan in Global Trends
- 10 Ernest Caldwell. The Control Yuan and Human Rights in Taiwan: Towards the Development of a National Human Rights Institution?
- 11 Jacques deLisle. zAll the World’s a Stagey: Taiwan’s Human Rights Performance and Playing to International Norms
- 12 Yu-Jie Chen. Isolated but Not Oblivious: Taiwan’s Acceptance of the Two Major Human Rights Covenants
- 13 Wen-Chen Chang. Taiwan’s Human Rights Implementation Act: A Model for Successful Incorporation?
- 14 Yean-Sen Teng. The Problems of Incorporation of International Human Rights Law in Taiwan
- 15 Chang-fa Lo. The Approach of Introducing International Human Rights Treaties into the Interpretation of Constitutional Provisions in Taiwan
- 16 Yen-tu Su.Rights Advocacy through Simulation: The Genius of the Constitutional Court Simulation in Taiwan
- 17 Song-Lih Huang, Yibee Huang.The Role of NGOs in Monitoring the Implementation of Human Rights Treaty Obligations
- 18 Manfred Nowak. Personal Reflections on the Taiwan Human Rights Review Process
- Part IV – Protection of Civil and Political Rights
- 19 Ming-Sung Kuo, Hui-Wen Chen. Killing in Your Name: Pathology of Judicial Paternalism and the Mutation of the zMost Serious Crimesy Requirement in Taiwan
- 20 Rong-Geng Li. A Silent Reform of the Death Penalty in Taiwan (R.O.C.)
- 21 Chao-Chun Lin. A Core Case for Judicial Review-Protecting Personal Liberty in Taiwan
- 22 Hui-chieh Su. From Suppression to Real Freedom of Expression in the Open and Plural Society of Taiwan – The Constitutional Court’s Role in This Progress
- 23 Jeffrey Li. Freedom of Movement in Taiwan – A Local Development to Meet International Standards
- 24 Chih-hsing Ho. Configuration of the Notion of Privacy as a Fundamental Right in Taiwan – A Comparative Study with International Treaties and EU Rules
- 25 Margaret K Lewis. Who Shall Judge? Taiwan’s Exploration of Lay Participation in Criminal Trials
- Part V – Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 26 Chuan-Feng Wu. The Right to Health in Taiwan: Implications and Challenges
- 27 Chun-Yuan Lin. The Evolution of Environmental Rights in Taiwan
- 28 Wen-chen Shih. Human Rights and Climate Finance—How Does the Normative Framework Affect Taiwan?
- 29 Ching-Fu Lin. Constitutional and Legal Dimensions of the Right to Food in Taiwan: A Long March Toward Normative Internalization and Realization
- 30 Tsai-yu Lin. Tobacco Investment and Human Rights: A Challenge for Taiwan’s Implementation of ICESCR in Its Foreign Investment Policy
- 31 Su-Hua Lee. Human Rights and Intellectual Property Protection: Their Interplay in Taiwan
- Part VI – Protection of Specific/Vulnerable Groups
- 32 Chang-fa Lo. When Women’s Rights Encounter Tradition in Taiwan
- 33 Hsiaowei Kuan. LGBT Rights in Taiwan – The Interaction Between Movements and the Law
- 34 Awi Mona (Chih-Wei Tsai), Seediq Tgdaya. National Apology and Reinvigoration of Indigenous Rights in Taiwan
- 35 Amy Huey-Ling Shee. Local Images of Global Child Rights: CRC in Taiwan
- 36 William P Alford, Charles Wharton, Hu Qiongyue.People over Pandas: Taiwan’s Engagement of International Human Rights Norms with Respect to Disability
- 37 Nai-Yi Sun. On the Road to Equal Enjoyment of Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities: The Development of Domestic Laws in Taiwan and Their Dialogue with the CRPD
- 38 Yi-Li Lee. Constitutional Dynamics of Judicial Discourse on the Rights of Non-Citizens: The Case of Taiwan
- Index.
