Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Law : : Europe and Asia.

• Author: Nakanishi, Yumiko.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2017.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (218 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Human Rights in Europe -- 1 Mechanisms to Protect Human Rights in the EU's External Relations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Values, Principles, and Objectives -- 2.1 Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU -- 2.2 The Treaty of Lisbon and Human Rights in the EU's External Relations -- 2.3 Values, Principles, and Objectives -- 2.3.1 Values -- 2.3.2 Principles -- 2.3.3 Objectives -- 3 Competences Regarding Human Rights in the EU's External Relations -- 3.1 Competences and Practice Prior to the Treaty of Lisbon -- 3.2 Relationship Between Values, Objectives, and Competences -- 3.3 Two Types of International Human Rights Agreements -- 3.4 International Agreements with Human Rights Provisions -- 3.4.1 Horizontal Clause for Human Rights -- 3.4.2 Article 207 TFEU: The CCP -- 3.5 International Human Rights Agreements -- 3.5.1 General -- 3.5.2 Article 19 TFEU and Article 114 TFEU -- 3.5.3 Articles 82-86 TFEU -- 3.5.4 Article 352 TFEU -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Fundamental Rights Regimes in the European Union: Contouring Their Spheres -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Delimitation of National and EU Fundamental Rights with Regard to EU Action -- 2.1 The EU Law Perspective -- 2.2 The National Constitutional Law Perspective -- 2.2.1 Constitutional Conditions for European Integration -- 2.2.2 Mitigation of Possible Conflicts by Substantive and Procedural Safeguards -- 2.2.3 Evaluation -- 2.3 Reconciling the Perspectives -- 3 Delimitation of National and EU Fundamental Rights with Regard to Member State Action -- 3.1 The Implementation and Enforcement of EU Secondary Law -- 3.2 Member States' Acting in a Context Determined by EU Law -- 3.3 Procedural Implications -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Human Rights Protection in the EU as Unitas Multiplex -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Premises of EU Law.

2.1 Unitas Multiplex -- 2.2 Core Principles of the EU: Principle of Non-discrimination on Grounds of Nationality (TFEU Art. 18) and Principle of Mutual Recognition -- 3 Functions of Member States' Nationality and EU Citizenship -- 3.1 Conditions for Acquisition of EU Citizenship and the Rights One Holds as a Citizen -- 3.2 "Interstate Citizenship" -- 3.3 What It Means to Hold Nationality in a Member State -- 3.4 Acquisition and Loss of Nationality and the Discretion of Member States -- 4 Cases of the European Court of Justice Concerning EU Citizens and Restrictions of the Discretionary Power of Member States -- 4.1 Member States Are not Allowed to Prefer One Nationality Over Another in a Case of Dual Nationality -- 4.2 Surnames as a "Format" of EU Citizenship -- 4.3 Nationality of a Member State Based on Ius Soli and EU Citizenship -- 4.4 "Due Regard to EU Law" and the "Principle of Proportionality" -- 4.5 Restriction of a Member State's Decision of Deprivation of the Right to Vote in the Case of a Criminal Conviction -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Human Rights in Asia -- 4 The Role of the Judicial Branch in the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Japan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Japanese Judicial Review -- 2.1 Establishing Constitutional Review -- 2.2 Choosing Between the American and the Constitutional Court Model -- 2.3 Basis of Japanese Model -- 3 Backgrounds of Passiveness -- 3.1 Overburden of the Court -- 3.2 Career Judge System and Constitutional Review -- 3.3 Political Constellation and "Faceless Judges" -- 4 Ambiguous Changes -- 4.1 Signs of Changes -- 4.2 Skillful Rulings for Remedy -- 4.3 The Guarantee of Democratic Process -- 4.4 Possible Dialogue with Political Branch -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Does Formal Rank Matter? -- 1 Introduction.

2 The Formal Rank as Well as Normative Role of International (Human Rights) Law in Domestic Law: Lessons from a Comparison Between Germany and Taiwan -- 2.1 The German Perspective: International Human Rights Law as an Interpretative Tool -- 2.2 The Taiwanese Perspective: International Human Rights Law as a Symbol of Internationalization -- 3 A Human Rights Perspective on the Significance of International Human Rights Law in Domestic Constitutional Order -- 3.1 International Human Rights Law as "External Law?" -- 3.2 International Human Rights Law as a Framework Order -- 4 Conclusion: The Formal Rank Issue from the Framework-Oriented Perspective -- References -- 6 The Asian Region and the International Criminal Court -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Rationale Behind Asian Reluctance: Various Policy Considerations and So-called Asian Values -- 3 Future Prospects of the Asian Region and the International Criminal Court -- 3.1 Future of Non-state Parties of the Rome Statute -- 3.2 Overview of the Current Relationships Between the Asian Region and the International Criminal Court -- 3.2.1 Present Circumstances -- 3.2.2 Situation of the Republic of Korea -- 3.2.3 Situation of Ukraine and the Downing of MH17 -- 3.2.4 Situation of Afghanistan -- 3.2.5 Situation of the Registered Vessels of Comoros, Greece and Cambodia -- 3.3 Possible Targets in the Asian Region of the OTP's Preliminary Examination -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Special Topics of Human Rights in Europe and Asia -- 7 The Principle of Non-discrimination in the European Convention on Human Rights and in EU Fundamental Rights Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The European Convention on Human Rights -- 2.1 The Scope of Application of Art. 14 ECHR -- 2.2 Criteria of Distinction -- 3 EU Fundamental Rights Law -- 3.1 The Prohibition of Discrimination Based on Nationality.

3.2 The General Prohibition of Discrimination in Art. 21 (1) of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Women's Rights and Gender Equality in Europe and Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Some Data on Gender (in)Equality -- 1.2 Purpose and Limits of the Analysis -- 2 Evolution of Women's Rights at the International Level -- 2.1 On the Principle of Non-discrimination -- 3 Evolution of Women's Rights and Gender Equality in Europe and Asia -- 3.1 The European Union -- 3.2 Council of Europe -- 3.2.1 The Council of Europe Istanbul Convention -- 3.3 ASEAN Countries -- 3.3.1 The Convention Against Human Trafficking -- 3.3.2 Japan -- 4 Regionalisation and Dialogue Between Legal Systems: Some Conclusions -- References -- 9 Guarantee of the Right to Freedom of Speech in Japan-A Comparison with Doctrines in Germany -- 1 Introduction: The 2016 World Press Freedom Index -- 2 Freedom of Speech in Japan -- 2.1 Legal Restraints -- 2.2 Unofficial "Regulations" and Issues Concerning "Self-restraint" for the Media -- 2.3 Precedent in Japan Dealing with Freedom of Speech -- 2.4 Conclusions-Guarantee of Freedom of Speech in Japan -- 3 Doctrines in Japan Relating to Freedom of Speech -- 4 Comparison with German Doctrines -- 4.1 Skeptical Views of German Protection of Freedom of Speech -- 4.2 Freedom of Speech in Germany -- 4.3 German Decisions Concerning Freedom of Speech -- 4.3.1 About Freedom of Speech -- 4.3.2 Freedom of the Press -- 4.4 German Popular Descriptions Concerning Freedom of Speech -- 4.5 Considerations -- 5 Closing Remarks -- References -- 10 China's Development Banks in Asia: A Human Rights Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Right to Development: Giving Legitimacy to China's New International Economic Order -- 3 Finance, Development and China: From Participation to Institution-Building.

4 Financing Development in Asia: A Prognosis on China's Human Rights Benchmarks -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Index.