Title China and the international human rights regime, 1982-2017 / Rana Siu Inboden

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 296 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- International Regimes and State Roles -- Makers -- Promoter -- Taker -- Constrainer -- Breaker -- Explaining PRC Posture toward the Human Rights Regimes -- The Chinese Government's Antipathy for International Scrutiny of Its Human Rights Practices -- Chinese Concern with Its International Image -- The Beijing Government's Human Rights Preferences and Beliefs -- Prioritizing State Sovereignty over Regime Authority -- The Import of Differing National, Cultural, and Developmental Conditions -- Degree of Familiarity with the Regime -- The PRC Government's Ability and Willingness to Work with Other Countries -- Methodology and Structure -- 2 China's Evolving Posture toward the International Human Rights Regime: 1949-2017 -- The Creation of the International Human Rights Regime -- Chinese Views on International Human Rights -- China's Interactions with the Human Rights Regime -- China's Strategies in the Human Rights Regime -- Employing Political and Economic Clout -- Courting Non-Western Countries and the Developing World -- Promoting Chinese Views and a Counternarrative -- Advancing ''Reform'' -- Cooperation with Similarly Minded Countries -- Creating a Semblance of Human Rights Cooperation -- Conclusion -- 3 China, the Convention against Torture, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture: 1982-2002 -- The Convention against Torture: Origins, Drafting, and Adoption -- China and the Convention against Torture -- The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture: Origins, Drafting, and Adoption -- China and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture -- Conclusion 4 China and the Establishment of the Human Rights Council: 2004-2007 -- Replacing the UN Commission on Human Rights -- China and the UN Commission on Human Rights -- China and the Creation of the UN Human Rights Council -- The September 2005 World Summit Outcome Document -- UN General Assembly Resolution 60/251 -- Determining Key Institutional Issues through the Institution-Building Process -- Conclusion -- 5 China and the International Labour Organization's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards: 1983-2017 -- The ILO's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards -- China and the ILO's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards -- China's Reviews before the Conference Committee -- China and the Conference Committee's Working Methods -- PRC Government Participation in the Conference Committee's Reviews of Other Countries -- Other Countries' Support to China in the UN Commission on Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Council -- Conclusion -- 6 Explaining China's Behavior -- The Explanatory Variables in the Case Studies -- Explicating and Weighing the Explanatory Variables -- PRC Aversion to Scrutiny of Its Human Rights Record -- China's Human Rights Ideas -- Cultivating an Image as an Agreeable and Cooperative Actor -- The PRC's Government Level of Familiarity with the Human Rights Regime -- A Secondary Influence -- Beijing's Ability to Align and Coordinate with Other Countries -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- China and the Global Order -- China's Role in International Regimes -- The Human Rights Regime -- Bibliography -- English Language Secondary Sources -- Chinese Language Sources -- Index Summary "Rana Siu Inboden examines China's role in the international human rights regime between 1982 and 2017 and, through this lens, explores China's rising position in the world. Focusing on three major case studies -- the drafting and adoption of the Convention against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council, and the International Labour Organization's Conference Committee on the Application of Standards -- Inboden shows China's subtle yet persistent efforts to constrain the international human rights regime. Based on a range of documentary and archival research, as well as extensive interview data, Inboden provides fresh insights into the motivations and influences driving China's conduct and explores China's rising position as a global power."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Dr. Rana Siu Inboden is a senior fellow with the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin Print version record Subject United Nations Human Rights Council. International Labour Organization. Conference Committee on the Application of Standards. SUBJECT United Nations Human Rights Council fast Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984 December 10) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87865133 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment fast Subject Human rights -- China International law and human rights -- China Human rights -- International cooperation Diplomatic relations Human rights Human rights -- International cooperation International law and human rights SUBJECT China -- Foreign relations -- 1976- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024031 Subject China Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020056830 ISBN 9781108888745 1108888747 9781108898935 1108898939

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