Taiwan and International Human Rights A Story of Transformation
This book tells a story of Taiwan’s transformation from an authoritarian regime to a democratic system where human rights are protected as required by international human rights treaties. There were difficult times for human rights protection during the m
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Jerome A. Cohen · William P. Alford Chang-fa Lo Editors
Taiwan and International Human Rights A Story of Transformation
Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific Series Editor Makoto Yano (President and Chief Research Officer, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Japan; Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan) Editorial Board Members Reiko Aoki (Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan) Youngsub Chun (Professor of Economics, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea) Avinash K. Dixit (John J. F. Sherrerd ‘52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Princeton University, USA) Masahisa Fujita (Fellow, The Japan Academy, Japan) Takashi Kamihigashi (Professor and Director, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University, Japan) Masahiro Kawai (Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Japan) Chang-fa Lo (Honourable Justice, The Constitutional Court, Taipei, Taiwan) Mitsuo Matsushita (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo, Japan) Kazuo Nishimura (Professor, Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB) and Interfaculty Initiative in the Social Sciences (IISS), Kobe University, Japan; Fellow, The Japan Academy, Japan) Akira Okada (Professor of Economics, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Japan) Shiro Yabushita (Professor Emeritus, Waseda University, Japan) Naoyuki Yoshino (Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan; Professor Emeritus, Keio University, Japan)
The Asia Pacific region is expected to steadily enhance its economic and political presence in the world during the twenty-first century. At the same time, many serious economic and political issues remain unresolved in the region. To further academic enquiry and enhance readers’ understanding about this vibrant region, the present series, Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific, aims to present cutting-edge research on the Asia Pacific region and its relationship with the rest of the world. For countries in this region to achieve robust economic growth, it is of foremost importance that they improve the quality of their markets, as history shows that healthy economic growth cannot be achieved without high-quality markets. High-quality markets can be established and maintained only under a well-designed set of rules and laws, without which competition will not flourish. Based on these principles, this series places a special focus on economic, business, legal, and institutional issues geared towards the healthy development of Asia Pacific markets. The series considers book proposals for scientific research, either theoretical or empirical, that is related to the theme of improving market quality and has policy implications for the Asia Pacific region. The types of books that will be considered for publication include research monographs as well as relevant proceedings. The series show-cases work by Asia-Pacific based researchers but also encourages the work of social scientists not limited to the
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