Encyclopedia of Human Rights in the United States

Publisher Grey House Publishing

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Grey House Publishing

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3

Copyright

2017

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9781682173473

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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.
Publisher’s Note.
Foreword.
Introduction and User’s Guide.
Abbreviations.
Human Rights Law: Background, Theory, Concepts & Tools.
1: Primary Source Documents.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Chronology of U.S. Human Rights Moments & Events.
2: Primary Source Documents.
President Ronald Regan by the President of the United States of America a Proclamation, 1988.
President George H. W. Bush by the President of the United States of America a Proclamation, 1992.
President George W. Bush by the President of the United States of America a Proclamation, 2001.
President Barack Obama by the President of the United States of America a Proclamation, 2015.
U.S. State Department, Secretary of State & Human Rights.
3: Primary Source Documents.
Chart (Organogram) of the U.S. Department of State.
State Department Report of a Joint Press Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, and Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray Caso and Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong, Foreign Ministry, Mexico, February 23, 2017.
Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Secretary of State’s Preface, 2016.
Department of State Country Reports, Why and How They are Prepared.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2015, Introduction, Department of State.
Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2016, Department of State, Russia.
Sample Department of State Report on Human Trafficking, Afghanistan.
Fact Sheet: U.S. Support for Civil Society.
U.N. Charter Based Bodies: Focus on Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review.
4: Primary So
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