China and the International Human Rights Regime: 1982–2017
Cambridge University Press, 3/18/2021
EAN 9781108841078, ISBN10: 1108841074
Hardcover, 320 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Rana Siu Inboden examines China's role in the international human rights regime between 1982 and 2017 and, through this lens, explores China's rising position in the world. Focusing on three major case studies – the drafting and adoption of the Convention against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council, and the International Labour Organization's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards – Inboden shows China's subtle yet persistent efforts to constrain the international human rights regime. Based on a range of documentary and archival research, as well as extensive interview data, Inboden provides fresh insights into the motivations and influences driving China's conduct and explores China's rising position as a global power.
1. Introduction
2. China's Evolving Posture Toward the International Human Rights Regime
1949–2017
3. China, the Convention Against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
1982–2002
4. China and the Establishment of the Human Rights Council
2004–2007
5. China and the International Labour Organization's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards, 1983–2017
6. Explaining China's Behavior
7. Conclusion.