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Linder, Camille (2020)

China's values and the UN - China's reinterpretation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

The question is where China's international human rights participation will lead to. Will it lead to the improvement of the international human rights system? Will it lead to the erosion of the system? Or will it have little effect and sustain the system? This paper will discuss whether China’s participation within the UN has led to the erosion of the international human rights system since the Xi Jinping administration. In order to keep this a feasible topic to discuss within this paper, the focus will be on two human rights related bodies in the UN: the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In addition, the research will be centred around the Xi Jinping administration, as an increase of China’s international involvement can be observed during his administration. Furthermore, the concept of the international human rights system will be based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN. The focus points of this...Show moreThe question is where China's international human rights participation will lead to. Will it lead to the improvement of the international human rights system? Will it lead to the erosion of the system? Or will it have little effect and sustain the system? This paper will discuss whether China’s participation within the UN has led to the erosion of the international human rights system since the Xi Jinping administration. In order to keep this a feasible topic to discuss within this paper, the focus will be on two human rights related bodies in the UN: the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). In addition, the research will be centred around the Xi Jinping administration, as an increase of China’s international involvement can be observed during his administration. Furthermore, the concept of the international human rights system will be based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN. The focus points of this paper will therefore be the Xi Jinping administration, China’s participation within the UN, and the erosion of the UDHR.Show less

Xi Jinping

United Nations

Human rights

Author

Linder, Camille

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

East Asia

Supervisors

Ghiasy, Richard

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en