Human Rights Protection System in China

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Confucian Philosophy and Its Historical Contributions to Human Rights

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   Pages 1-20

3. The Dynamics of Human Rights Protection in China

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   Pages 21-33

4. The First White Paper: Human Rights in China

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   Pages 35-48

5. “The State Respects and Guarantees Human Rights” Included in the Constitution

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   Pages 49-61

6. National Human Rights Action Plan as a Milestone

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   Pages 63-84

7. Fundamental Principles for Achieving International Human-Rights Standards in China

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   Pages 85-106

8. Specific Measures to Improve Human Rights Protection Standards in China

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   Pages 107-118

9. Foundations of Human Rights Guarantee in Contemporary China

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   Pages 119-127

10. Human Rights, Culture and Their Reconstruction in the Chinese Context

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    Pages 129-140

11. Several Issues on the Formation of a Socialist Legal System with Chinese Characteristics

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    Pages 141-155

12. Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China

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    Pages 157-194

13. Back Matter

    Pages 195-366

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In recent years, more and more scholars in the world feel interested in the topic of human right protection status in China. This book hopes to serve as a window through which its readers will have a better understanding of theory and practice of human rights protection in the Chinese context. The book systematically introduces the dynamic development and progress of human rights protection in China, attaching great importance to the first white paper on Human Rights in China, “The state respects and guarantees human rights” included in the Constitution, National Human Rights Action Plan of China, and then putting forth fundamental principles to achieve international human rights standards and specific measures to improve human rights protection standards in China. Then the book further discusses “Foundations of Human Rights Guarantee in Contemporary China”, “Human Rights, Culture and Their Reconstruction in the Chinese Context” and “Socialist Legal System with Chinese Characteristics”. Then, a final chapter is dedicated to the topic of “Judicial Protection System of Human Rights in China”. In appendices, four important documents on human rights in China, as well as a list of the author’s major articles and works in the past 10 years are provided.​

• Chinese principles
• Human rights
• international standards
• protection system

• School of Foreign Languages, China Univ. of Political Science&Law, Beijing, China, People's Republic

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