Handbook on Human Rights in China

Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China series

Edited by Sarah Biddulph, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia and Joshua Rosenzweig, East Asia Research Director, Amnesty International

This Handbook gives a wide-ranging account of the theory and practice of human rights in China, viewed against international standards, and China’s international engagements around human rights. The Handbook is organised into the following sections: contested meanings; international dimensions; economic and social rights; civil and political rights; rights in/action and access to justice; political dimensions of human rights in Greater China; and new frontiers.

‘The Handbook on Human Rights in China arrives at an opportune time: just as global scrutiny of China’s human rights record has increased, this important new book attempts to give readers a comprehensive overview of China’s approach to human rights. This volume gives readers an extensive look at China’s overall human rights record. This book is generally aimed at an academic audience, and would be useful to scholars teaching a survey course on human rights and rule of law in China. At the same time, however, the book will be useful to practitioners seeking to update their understanding of key human rights issues in the Chinese context.’
——托马斯·E凯洛格,亚太法律评论

‘China is already one of the most important players in shaping the international human rights regime. This Handbook provides an invaluable guide to its domestic and international policies in the field and brings together many of the leading scholars working on these issues. It provides a balanced and insightful overview.’
– Philip Alston, New York University, School of Law, US

‘This impressive book draws on authors from China and across the globe to cover a broad sweep of questions concerning rights in China from a variety of vantage points. Topics include the historical; civil, political, economic and social rights; citizen access to justice; and emerging rights issues.’
– William P. Alford, Harvard Law School, US