Introduction: the 'clash' of civilisations' and the problem of human rights Part I. Against Relativism and Absolutism: Towards a Globally Enforceable Concept of Human Rights: 1. Transnational sociality, sociological theory and human rights 2. The challenge of pacific capitalism: from Pax Americana to The Japanese Way? Part II. Human Rights, Labour Law and Patriarchalism in Pacific Asia: 3. The Philippines and mendicant Patriarchalism 4. Hong Kong and individualistic patriarchalism 5. Malaysia and authoritarian patriarchalism Singapore and the possibility of enforceable benevolence Conclusion.
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