International Engagement in China}}}s Human Rights [Hardcover]

Since the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989 there has been increasing international pressure on China to improve its approach to human rights, whilst at the same time the Chinese government has itself realised that it needs to improve its approach, and has indeed done much to implement improvements. This book explores systematically the international engagement in human rights in China and assesses the impact of such foreign involvement. It looks at particular areas including criminal justice, labour, and religious freedom, considers the processes by which international pressure is brought to bear and the processes by which improvements are implemented in China, and concludes that, whilst Chinas human rights record has improved more than many people realise, further improvements are still needed.

1. Mapping International Engagement in Chinas Human Rights: An Introduction Titus Chen 2. Capacity Building Approach for Human Rights Education in China: Nordic Experiences and Perspectives Cecilie Figenschou Bakke, Merethe Borge MacLeod and Rhona KM Smith 3. Bearing in Mind National Particularities Hatla Thelle and Tiziana Tota 4. From Eating the Rice to Sipping Starbucks: Chinas Emerging Relationship with Universal Criminal Justice Norms and the Role of External Actors Aurora Bewicke 5. Human Rights and Domestic Change in China: Do Human Rights Projects Matter? Elisa Nesossi 6. Coordinated Compliance and Private Approach of International Engagement in Chinas Human RightsWang Chao 7. The Limited Role of Naming and Shaming: A Case Study of International Human Rights Campaigns during the 2008 Beijing Olympics Hsiao-chi Hsu 8. The Changed and Unchanged in Religious Freedom Discourse and the Responses to International Engagement of Protestant Advocacy in China Ray Wang 9. Constitutions across the Strait Margaret Lewis 10. International l³2