LGBT rights versus Asian values: De/re-constructing the universality of human rights
Journal
International Journal of Human Rights
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
7
Pages
978
Date Issued
2016-10-02
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Abstract
© 2016 Informa UK Limited. Law, especially from the international human rights regime, is a direct reference on which minority groups rely when it comes to ‘non-discrimination’. Drawing upon LGBT rights in Taiwan, as well as Hong Kong and Singapore, this article – through an application of K.H. Chen’s (2010) Asia as Method – critically reviews how global LGBT politics interact with local societies influenced by Confucianism. Along a perpetual competition between the universalism and cultural relativism of human rights, this article not only identifies the pitfalls of ‘Asian values’ from a cosmopolitan perspective but also contributes to a queered approach to human rightsholders against homonationalism.
Subjects
Asia as method | Asian values | Cultural relativism | Human rights | LGBT rights | Universality
Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Type
journal article
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