The divide between the West and Southeast Asia seems to be nowhere more apparent than in debates about human rights. Within these diverse geographical, politica

In Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia, Catherine Renshaw recounts an extraordinary period of human rights institution-building in Southea

Includes statistics.

Critically examines ASEAN's human rights system in the context of Southeast Asian political-legal developments and the global human rights discourse

This book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of human rights, engaging in particular with the "Asian values" debate. It is especially concern