The Politics of Rights and Southeast Asia

by Lynette J Chua

In this Element, I introduce the socio-legal study of politics of rights as the theoretical framework to understand rights in the culturally and politically diverse region of Southeast Asia. The politics of rights framework is empirically grounded and treats rights as social practices whereby rights' meanings and implications emerge from being put into action or mobilised. I elaborate on the concepts underlying politics of rights and develop an analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110871935X
• ISBN13: 9781108719353
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"