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"How can we make sense of human rights in China's authoritarian system? In this insightful book, China law expert Eva Pils offers a nuanced account of this contentious area, examining human rights as a set of social practices involving a variety of actors, including officials of the system and civil society actors. Drawing on a wide range of resources including years of interaction with Chinese human rights defenders, Pils discusses sources of human rights violations, as well as institutional avenues of protection and social practices of human rights defence. Three central areas are given special attention: liberty and integrity of the person and the right not to be tortured; freedom of thought and expression; and inequality and socio-economic rights. Pils argues that the Party-State system is inherently opposed to human rights principles in all these areas. Yet, civil society actors have developed social practices of human rights advocacy whose political significance is not entirely dependent on the Party-State. Despite authoritarianism's lengthening shadows, China's human rights movement has so far proved resourceful and resilient, and the trajectories discussed in this book will continue to shape ongoing struggles"--

Human rights --- Human rights advocacy --- Human rights movements --- Authoritarianism

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In December 2008 some 350 Chinese intellectuals published a manifesto calling for reform of the Chinese constitution and an end to one-party rule. Known as "Charter 08," the manifesto has since been signed by more than 10,000 people. One of its authors, Liu Xiaobo, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 but has remained in prison since 2009 for subversive crimes. This collection of essays-the first of its kind in English-examines the trial of Liu Xiaobo, the significance and impact of Charter 08, and the prospects for reform in China. The essays include contributions from legal and politica

Political activists --- Intellectuals --- Human rights movements --- Intelligentsia --- Persons --- Social classes --- Specialists --- Activists, Political --- Political participation --- Social movements --- History --- Political activity --- Liu, Xiaobo, --- Trials, litigation, etc. --- China --- Politics and government --- Environmental policy --- Nixon, Richard M. --- Ni-kʻo-sung, --- Nikesong, --- Nikson, Ričard Milhaus, --- Ni-kʻo-hsün, --- Nikexun, --- Nikesen, --- Ni-kʻo-sen, --- Niksūn, Rītshārd, --- Nixon, Richard Milhous, --- Nixon, Richard, --- United States

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This book analyses the threats to academic freedom in the twenty-first century across the globe, and the various ways to face them.

University; human rights; autoritarism; democracy; freedom of speech