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Human Rights and the United States, 3rd Edition

Table of Contents

Dedication




Acknowledgments




Table of Contents: Human Rights and the United States, 3rd Edition




Publisher’s Note




Foreword




Introduction and User’s Guide




Abbreviations




Chapter 1 Human Rights Law: Background, Theory, Concepts&Tools




Chapter 2 Chronology of U.S. Human Rights Moments & Events




Chapter 3 U.S. State Department, Secretary of State & Human Rights




Chapter 4 U.N. Charter Based Bodies: Focus on Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review




Chapter 5 U.N. Human Rights Council Special Procedures & Complaint Procedure




Chapter 6 U.S.,U.N.&Human Rights Law: Treaties & Treaty Bodies




Chapter 7 Organization of American States: The U.S. & the Inter-American Human Rights System




Chapter 8 Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)




Chapter 9 Equality, Non-discrimination & Racism




Chapter 10 Rights of Indigenous Peoples




Chapter 11 Rights of the Child




Chapter 12 Women’s and Girls’Rights




Chapter 13 Immigration, Migrant Workers, Refugees & Asylum




Chapter 14 Freedom of Thought, Conscience, Religion or Belief




Chapter 15 Freedom of Expression & Opinion, Including Freedom of the Press




Chapter 16 Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Arrest, Detention, Punishment, and the Death Penalty




Chapter 17 Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment




Chapter 18 A Human Right to Health Care




Chapter 19 Climate Change & Human Rights




Chapter 20 The Human Right to Education and to a Human Rights Education (HRE)




Chapter 21 International Criminal Law




Chapter 22 International Humanitarian Law




Chapter 23 Human Rights & National Security/Counter Terrorism Measures




Appendix A U.S. Law & Legislation, Resolutions, & the Restatement of Law




Appendix B Case Law Decisions from U.S. Courts & International Courts




Appendix C Reports of Selected U.S. & International NGOs




Bibliography




About the Authors