Dynamics of International Human Rights in Japan
Starting with a preliminary evaluation of Canadian human rights practices, the author critically traces the development of international human rights ih Japan. While the country has been aflfcted favourably by the newly-emerging international human rights regime, judicial reluctance to acknowledge t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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York University Libraries
1999-04-01
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| Series: | Refuge |
| Online Access: | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/22011 |
| Summary: | Starting with a preliminary evaluation
of Canadian human rights practices, the
author critically traces the development
of international human rights ih Japan.
While the country has been aflfcted favourably
by the newly-emerging international
human rights regime, judicial
reluctance to acknowledge the relevance
of human dignity leads the author to conclude
that there is still a long way to go
in achieving the desired situation. The
article ends with a calI for the acceptance
of treaty-based individual petition procedures,
which in his view may effectively
induce the judiciary to open up to
the universal norms for the protection of
human rights. |
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| ISSN: | 0229-5113 1920-7336 |