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Introduction - Rights in Action

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2021

By
Patricia Goedde  and
Celeste L. Arrington
Edited by
Celeste L. Arrington  and
Patricia Goedde
Celeste L. Arrington
Affiliation:
George Washington University, Washington DC
Patricia Goedde
Affiliation:
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
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Summary

The chapter opens with a discussion of what we mean by “rights” in the context of Korea. At its core, this book is about people who seek ways to express their grievances about perceived injustices. While “rights talk” has a rich pedigree in Western scholarship and “human rights” has gained international currency, we use the term “rights” loosely to encompass varied conceptions and subsets (e.g., constitutional rights; human rights; civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights; citizens’ rights; women’s rights, minority rights), and to give contributors space to define rights in the context of their disciplines and the groups they study. Next, we situate this volume within existing literature on Korea related to democratization, social movements, the judicialization of politics, constitutionalism, and human rights. This volume asks: How have groups used rights language to frame and legitimate their demands in South Korea; in what ways have rights-claiming processes and tactics differed over time and across issues; and what remains fundamentally challenging for groups asserting their rights?

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Rightsclaims-makinglegalmobilizationremediesdiscoursemarginalized groupsminoritiessocial changelaw and society
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Rights Claiming in South Korea , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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