Talk:Public International Law/Human Rights Law/Human Rights Protection/Asian Human Rights System

Review: 12 June 2023
Dear Mando,

Same here - thanks for the very interesting chapter! See my few and minor comments in the text.

Best, Raffaela

--Raffaela Kunz (discuss • contribs) 16:14, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Review: 7 June 2023
Dear Mando,

I had very little to add to the many existing comments and would also like to encourage you to consider them and revise the chapter accordingly. Thank you again for being such a productive team member!

Warmly

Sué

Sué González Hauck (discuss • contribs) 14:57, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Review: Max 26, 2023
Your systematic approach to introducing the Asian human rights "system" is commendable. You have meticulously covered the key components, including the legal frameworks, regional mechanisms, and notable bodies/institutions. By providing a comprehensive overview, you have created a valuable resource that allows students to gain a solid understanding of this unique Asian human rights system. Your chapter fills a crucial gap in the textbook literature.

I encourage you to carefully consider the older comments and incorporate them into your revisions to enhance the chapter's quality. You will also find new comments in your chapter in which I elaborate on something more specific. To view these comments, open your chapter page and click "Edit" in the top-right menu bar.

Some minor things:
 * You could add some links to other chapters of the textbook.
 * Note that I have made some linguistic improvements to the text

--Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 09:09, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Review December 2021
Hi Mando,

I enjoyed reading this chapter and I think it communicates the main points very clearly.

I have no specific expertise on Asian human rights so just three mini-comments. I wouldn't consider any of them in any way necessary, just pick and choose whether or what you think makes sense:

- Having worked on regional diversity in other contexts I wonder whether the first paragraph, while rightly emphasising the fallacy of thinking of "Asia" as a homogenous region, doesn't over-emphasise the particularity of its diversity compared to other regions. Perhaps it might be worth questioning the notions of sameness and difference (with regard to what, according to whom, etc.) a bit more, if only in a half-sentence. But obviously depends on what you think of it and isn't a major point for the chapter as a whole, in any case.

- Perhaps add references to the sentence on colonialism and its enduring influence in the second paragraph? Since it's an aspect that is often overlooked in mainstream debates I feel like it helps students who are interested to find further readings on the topic which may otherwise not be self-evident.

- In Section C.II., unless I'm overlooking something, you don't state explicitly at the outset that the Declaration is legally non-binding. It might make sense to add a half-sentence here so that students don't have to read back and figure it out themselves once they reach the second paragraph of the section where it is presupposed.

Cheers, Jens Theilen (discuss • contribs) 13:41, 2 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Jens! I clarified some of the points you raise and made a few other revisions.
 * Regarding references to colonialism my plan is to anchor back to the chapters of the book that will discuss this. This is why I don't add anything further here.
 * Happy New Year!
 * Mando Mando Rachovitsa (discuss • contribs) 06:01, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Review: 24/05/2022
Dear Mando,

I really enjoyed reading your chapter. You found a very good balance between staying in the word limit, but still informative description of the Asian human rights "system"! I have put some comments in the text, which you can see by clicking on the edit mode. But these concern only minor things (sources, doctrinal clarifications, historical background information). I still see some need for revision in the two parts on the specifics of Asian approaches to IHRL and values. Both parts could be a bit more concrete. Nevertheless, this is already a great chapter Mando!

All the best

--Max Milas (discuss • contribs) 16:08, 24 May 2022 (UTC)