Freedom of speech is considered to be a counter stone for democracy and development.
This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on the topic of freedom of speech, with a special focus on China and South‐ East Asia. To approach this topic, first of all, an overview of the topic of human rights will be presented, and an examination of the principle of universality of human rights will be made. Secondly, a closer consideration of freedom of speech will be presented. After this, the United Nations and their relation to human rights will be reviewed and the topic of the universality of the UN human rights system will be analyzed. Furthermore, the most important organs and treaties considering human rights within the United Nations System
will be introduced. It is also important to take a look at the current situation of human rights in general and freedom of speech in particular in China and South‐ East Asia.
In the end, two policy recommendations, one concerning South‐ East Asia and one concerning China, on what the United Nations can do to support and promote freedom of speech in these regions, will be made. These two recommendations will be slightly different for the two regions, mainly due to the position of China within the United Nations. While the recommendation for South‐ East Asia can be made (almost) within the human rights framework of the United Nations, the recommendation for China has to focus on socalled soft power measures.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Abstract
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- Relevance
- Research Questions and Objectives
- Structure and Methodology
- Human Rights
- History and Development of Human Rights
- Universality of Human Rights
- Freedom of Speech
- International and Regional Standards
- Justifications of Freedom of Speech
- The Role of Freedom of Speech for Democracy and Development
- Limitations of Freedom of Speech
- History and Development of Human Rights
- United Nations and Human Rights
- Universality or Relativism?
- The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
- UN Charter-based Bodies (and other Non-treaty Bodies)
- The UN Charter
- The General Assembly
- Economic and Social Council
- The Commission on Human Rights and Sub-Commission
- The Special Rapporteur for Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
- UN Treaty-based Bodies
- Human Rights Committees
- The Security Council
- Measures to Promote Human Rights
- Justifications for Interventions
- South-East Asia and Freedom of Speech
- South-East Asia: A portrait
- History of Human Rights
- Current Situation of Freedom of Speech
- Myanmar
- Timor-Leste
- China and Freedom of speech
- China: A portrait
- Human Rights Debate
- Confucianism
- Current situation of Freedom of Speech
- Freedom of speech in general
- Censorship
- Uighur
- United Nations' Support for the Promotion of Human Rights in China and South-East Asia
- Current situation in China
- Current situation in South-East Asia
- Policy Recommendations
- South-East Asia
- China
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on the topic of freedom of speech, with a special focus on China and South-East Asia. The paper explores the universality of human rights and examines the principle of freedom of speech in the context of democracy and development. It further analyzes the role of the United Nations in promoting human rights, particularly in China and South-East Asia.
- Universality of human rights
- Freedom of speech and its role in democracy and development
- The United Nations and its human rights system
- The current situation of freedom of speech in China and South-East Asia
- Policy recommendations for promoting freedom of speech in these regions
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter introduces the relevance of the topic of freedom of speech, outlines the research questions and objectives, and describes the structure and methodology of the paper.
- Human Rights: This chapter provides an overview of the history and development of human rights, with a particular emphasis on the universality of human rights. It also examines the principle of freedom of speech, exploring its international and regional standards, justifications, its role in democracy and development, and its limitations.
- United Nations and Human Rights: This chapter analyzes the universality of the UN human rights system and examines the most important organs and treaties concerning human rights within the UN system. It also discusses the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Security Council, and measures to promote human rights.
- South-East Asia and Freedom of Speech: This chapter provides an overview of the current situation of freedom of speech in South-East Asia, focusing on specific examples like Myanmar and Timor-Leste. It also discusses the history of human rights in the region.
- China and Freedom of speech: This chapter explores the current situation of freedom of speech in China, including censorship practices and the Uighur situation. It also provides a historical context by discussing the debate around human rights in China, including the influence of Confucianism.
- United Nations' Support for the Promotion of Human Rights in China and South-East Asia: This chapter examines the current situation of the United Nations' efforts to promote human rights in both China and South-East Asia.
- Policy Recommendations: This chapter presents policy recommendations for promoting freedom of speech in both South-East Asia and China. These recommendations vary depending on the specific context of each region and the role of the United Nations.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This paper explores key themes such as freedom of speech, democracy, development, human rights, the United Nations, China, South-East Asia, censorship, Confucianism, and policy recommendations. It delves into the complex relationship between these concepts and examines their practical implications in the context of both regions.
- Citar trabajo
- Jacqueline Lehmann (Autor), 2009, The Promotion of Freedom of Speech in China and South-East Asia: The Role of the United Nations, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/172948
