China and International Human Rights Harsh Punishments in the Context of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights /

• Main Author: Jiang, Na (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Law.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Criminal law.; Human rights.; Human Rights.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Criminal Law.

This book is designed to introduce law students, legal actors and human rights activists, particularly participants in human rights dialogues with China, to the process and reality of a newly confident China’s participation in the international human rights system, albeit with inherent challenges. F...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• A general theory on international human rights standards
• China’s cooperation (With the international human rights system)
• The death penalty and international human rights law
• The death penalty: china’s practice and policy
• Forced labor and international human rights law
• Forced labor: china’s policy and practice
• Next steps: china’s human rights strategy
• Conclusion
• Appendix.