Directed at both students and scholars of Asia, this volume collects essays by ten major figures in the debate over human rights in the region. The essays treat

They offer a balanced forum that seeks common ground, providing needed perspective at a time when the Chinese government, after years of denouncing Confucianism

How can we make sense of human rights in China's authoritarian Party-State system? Eva Pils offers a nuanced account of this contentious area, examining human r

The Asian challenge to the universality of human rights has sparked off intense debate. This volume takes a clear stand for universal rights, both theoretically

This book identifies the more persuasive contributions by East Asian intellectuals to the international human rights debate.