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Ambivalence & Activism: Employment Discrimination In China, Timothy Webster Jan 2011

Ambivalence & Activism: Employment Discrimination In China, Timothy Webster

Faculty Publications

Chinese courts do not vigorously enforce many human rights, but a recent string of employment discrimination lawsuits suggests that, given the appropriate conditions, advocacy strategies, signals from above, and rights at issue, courts can help victims vindicate their constitutional and statutory rights to equality. Since 28, carriers of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) have used the Employment Promotion Law to challenge hiring discrimination. Their high success rate suggests official support for making one potent form of discrimination illegal. Central to these lawsuits is a broad network of lawyers, activists and scholars who have advocated for protecting the rights of HBV …


International Law In Crisis: Foreword, Michael P. Scharf, Adam Centner, Kara Mcclain Jan 2011

International Law In Crisis: Foreword, Michael P. Scharf, Adam Centner, Kara Mcclain

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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