Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Introduction -- 1 Setting the Scene -- 2 Power, Politics and the Idea of Human Rights -- 3 Asian Ways -- 4 The Asia Pacific Game of Human Rights -- 5 Asia Pacific Realism and Human Rights -- 6 Asia Pacific Regionalism and Human Rights -- 7 The Meaning of Human Rights and the Uncertainty of Death -- 8 Political Rights of Non-nationals: The Constitutional Debate in Japan -- 9 Indigenous Peoples of the Asia Pacific: A Case Study of the Ainu -- 10 Globalization, Sovereignty, International Law and Human Rights -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index