The Stability Imperative: Human Rights and Law in China (Asia Pacific Legal Culture and Globalization) - Softcover

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Biddulph, Sarah

 
9780774828819: The Stability Imperative: Human Rights and Law in China (Asia Pacific Legal Culture and Globalization)
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ISBN 10: 0774828811 ISBN 13: 9780774828819
Publisher: UBC Press, 2016

Synopsis

Growing inequality within Chinese society has led to public indignation, petitions to Party and state agencies, strikes, and large-scale protests. This book examines the intersection between the Chinese government’s preoccupation with the “protection of social stability” (weiwen), and its legal commitments to protect human rights. Drawing on case studies, Sarah Biddulph examines China’s response to labour unrest, medical disputes, and public anger over forced housing demolition. The result is a detailed analysis of the multiple and shifting ways stability imperatives impinge on the legal definition and implementation of human rights in China.

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About the Author

Sarah Biddulph is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and a professor of law at the University of Melbourne Law School. She is the author of Legal Reform and Administrative Detention Powers in China.

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Publisher
UBC Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0774828811
ISBN 13 
9780774828819
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
332

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