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JUN 5, 1996 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 5 (Summer 1996): Cultural Sources of Human Rights in East Asia: Articles: Textual Interpretation
Textual interpretation, when applied to cultural sources of human rights, becomes a question of power. Who interprets these texts? Who decides whether the interpretations ...
JUN 5, 1996 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 5 (Summer 1996): Cultural Sources of Human Rights in East Asia: Articles: Building on the Existing International Human Rights Regime
Even as they seek to construct a framework that takes into account non-Western cultures, both Onuma's intercivilizational approach and An-Na im's "cultural mediation" of human ...
JUN 5, 1996 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 5 (Summer 1996): Cultural Sources of Human Rights in East Asia: Articles: Conclusion: Asian Contributions to Human Rights
Proposals for widening consensus on norms will be of little value if mechanisms are not in place to enforce compliance. Time constraints at the workshop ...
MAY 26, 1996 • Article
Morgenthau Lecture: The Future of the United States as a Great Power
William Pfaff points to the danger of the U.S. harking back to an isolationist past. He urges leaders to be morally responsible.
MAR 5, 1996 • Article
Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 8 (Spring 1997): Transitional Justice in East Asia and its Impact on Human Rights: Articles: Post-Deng China: Justice with Chinese Characteristics
Ping Yu analyzes post-Deng Xiaoping China and how it has dealt with justice. Yu also touches on Japan's execution of justice with regards to "comfort ...