Rethinking human rights in China: Towards a receptor framework

Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region: Towards Institution Building

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 249-263

  Zou, Mimi ^a   Zwart, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84909377356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203817315     Document Type: Chapter

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