Rana Siu Inboden, "China and the International Human Rights Regime: 19822017" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
In\xa0China and the International Human Rights Regime\xa0(Cambridge University Press, 2021), Rana Siu Inboden examines the evolution of China\u2019s posture towards the U.N. human rights system since the early 1980s. The book examines in unprecedented details China\u2019s role and impact on the complex negotiations between U.N. members over the International Covenant Against Torture and its optional protocol; the establishment of the U.N. Human Rights Council; and the monitoring powers of the International labour Organization. A former U.S. State Department official in the Bureau of Democracy, Labor and Human Rights, Inboden shows how China, through subtle yet persistent efforts, largely but not entirely successfully managed to constrain the U.N. human rights system. Based on a range of documentary and archival research, as well as extensive interview data, Inboden provides fresh insights into the motivations and influences driving China's conduct and explores China's rising position as a global power. In this interview, Inboden discusses her findings as well as more recent developments under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.\n\ufeffNicholas Bequelin\xa0is a human rights professional with a PhD in history and a scholarly bent. He has worked about 20 years for Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, most recently as Regional director for Asia. He\u2019s currently a Visiting Scholar and Lecturer at Yale Law School.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law