Leading Rogue State: The U.S. and Human Rights

by Blau,Judith R.

• ISBN13: 9781594515880
• ISBN10: 1594515883
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-08-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Most Americans would be surprised to learn that their government has declined to join most other nations in UN treaties addressing inadequate housing, poverty, children's rights, health care, racial discrimination, and migrant workers. Yet this book documents how the U.S. has, for decades, declined to ratify widely accepted treaties on these and many other basic human rights. Providing the first comprehensive topical survey, the contributors build a case and specific agendas for the nation to change course and join the world community as a protector of human rights. With Contributions by and on:

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Human Vulnerabilites: On Individual and Social Rights	p. 5
Rights to Housing	p. 16
Health as a Human Right	p. 25
Labor Rights and Rights of Workers	p. 37
Rights of the Child	p. 47
Rights of Migrants and Minorities	p. 60
Women's Rights	p. 75
Rights of People with Disabilities	p. 86
Rights of Indigenous Peoples	p. 98
The Human Right to Sexual and Gender Self-Expression	p. 112
Language Rights as Human Rights	p. 125
Cultural Rights	p. 138
Rights to Water, Food, and Development	p. 152
Environmental Rights	p. 163
Rights of Prisoners	p. 173
Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law	p. 186
Rights to Participate in Democracy	p. 208
The Social Forum Process and Human Rights	p. 219
Freedom and Security	p. 233
Postscript	p. 238
Index	p. 241
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 248
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