Eva Pils: 2 books
Human Rights in China
A Social Practice in the Shadows of Authoritarianism
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
How can we make sense of human rights in China's authoritarian Party-State system? Eva Pils offers a nuanced account of this contentious area, examining human rights as a set of social practices. Drawing on a wide range of resources including years of interaction with Chinese human rights defenders,...
China's Human Rights Lawyers
Advocacy and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book offers a unique insight into the role of human rights lawyers in Chinese law and politics. In her extensive account, Eva Pils shows how these practitioners are important as legal advocates for victims of injustice and how bureaucratic systems of control operate to subdue and marginalise...