An Encyclopedia of Human Rights in the United States

Author H. Victor Conde

Publisher Grey House Publishing

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Author

H. Victor Conde

Publisher

Grey House Publishing

Volume

Edition

2

Copyright

2011

ISBN13

9781592373017

Release

Format

eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

This two-volume set offers easy to grasp explanations of the basic concepts and laws in the field, with emphasis on human rights in the historical, political, and legal experience of the United States. This indispensable resource surveys the legal protection of human dignity in the United States, examines the sources of human rights norms, cites key legal cases, explains the role of international governmental and non-governmental organizations, and charts global, regional, and UN human rights measures.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Acknowledgments.
Table of Contents.
Other Frontmatter.
Foreword.
Introduction and User's Guide.
Introductory Essay.
Abbreviations.
1: Human Rights Terms A–Z.
2: Accountability/Accountable.
3: Admissibility (of Complaints, Petitions, Communications).
4: Advice and Consent of the U.S. Senate.
5: Affirmative Action.
6: Aid Conditionality.
7: Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA).
8: American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR).
9: American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man (ADHR).
10: Amnesty.
11: Anti-Semitism.
12: Apartheid.
13: Arbitrary Arrest/Detention.
14: Arrest.
15: Asylum.
16: Atrocity.
17: Basic Human Rights.
18: Bearer.
19: Bigot(ED)/Bigotry.
20: Bill of Rights.
21: Binding.
22: Breach.
23: Bricker Amendment.
24: Broad-Mindedness.
25: Bureau of Human Rights, Democracy and Labor.
26: Capital Punishment.
27: Charter.
28: Children's Rights.
29: Civil Human Rights.
30: Civil Liberties.
31: Civil Rights.
32: Civil Society.
33: Civil War.
34: Collateral Damage.
35: Collective Human Rights.
36: Collective Punishment.
37: Combatant.
38: Command Responsibility.
39: Commission on Human Rights.
40: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
41: Communication/Complaint Procedures.
42: Complementarity of Judicial Systems.
43: Compliance with Human Rights Norms.
44: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE).
45: Conscientious Objection.
46: Convention.
47: Convention Against Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
48: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
49: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
50: Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
51: Corporal Punishment.
52: Counterterrorism Measures.
53: Country Reports.
54: Country-Specific Legislation.
55: Covenant.
56: Crimes Against Humani
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