The United States and human rights : looking inward and outward

Author(s)

• Forsythe, David P.

Bibliographic Information

The United States and human rights : looking inward and outward

edited by David P. Forsythe

（Human rights in international perspective, v. 5）

University of Nebraska Press, c2000

• : paper: alkaline paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780803220089

Description

"The United States and Human Rights" addresses the place of human rights in U.S. policy, both domestic and foreign. The contributors are leading analysts of international human rights, some having considerable experience working with human rights organizations and others providing expertise from such fields as law, developmental anthropology, political science, and public diplomacy. The first part of the book deals with human rights issues in American society. The contributors focus on how international human rights standards could improve American society in several areas, including health care, the labor force, and refugee and immigration affairs.Other essays analyze why the United States has been hesitant to ratify human rights treaties. The second part of the book deals with human rights issues in American foreign policy, considering both stated ideals and the practical application of those ideals. Of particular interest are the impact of public opinion on humanitarian assistance and support for democracy abroad, and how the persistent issue of universal human rights affects U.S. relations with the United Nations, human rights organizations, indigenous peoples, and particular countries. David P. Forsythe is Charles J. Mach distinguished professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska. He is the author or editor of many books, including "Human Rights and Peace: International and National Dimensions" (Nebraska 1993).

Table of Contents

Preface, Ambassador (ret.) Harry G. Barnes, Jr.Foreword, David P. ForsytheIntroduction, David P. ForsythePARTONE: Looking Inward on American SocietySection One: Human Rights and Policy ChoiceChapter OneThe Defeat of Comprehensive Health Care: A Human Rights Perspective, Audrey ChapmanChapter TwoEconomic Globalization and American Society, Kelly-Kate PeaseChapter ThreeIn Search of a United States Refugee Policy, Mark GibneySection Two: The U.S. and Human Rights TreatiesChapter FourUnited States' Ratification of the Other Half of the International Bill of Rights, Barbara StarkChapter FiveThe United States and the American Convention on Human Rights: Prospects and Problems Re Ratification, Christina CernaChapter SixSpare the RUD or Spoil the Treaty: The United States Challenges the Human Rights Committee on Reservations, William SchabasPART TWO: Looking Outward on U.S. Foreign PolicySection One: Public Opinion and Private ActionChapter SevenPublic Opinion on Human Rightsin American Foreign Policy, Ole HolstiChapter EightU.S. Foreign Policy and the Human Rights Movement: New Strategies for a Global Era, Ellen DorseySection Two: Democracy AbroadChapter NineDemocracy and U. S. Foreign Policy: Concepts and Complexities, Jack DonnellyChapter TenU.S. Foreign Policy, Democracy, and Human Rights: Barriers to Action in the Middle East, Stephen ZunesChapter ElevenU.S. Foreign Policy, Democracy, and the Islamic World, Christopher JoynerSection Three: MulticulturalismChapter TwelveThe United States, the IMF and Human Rights: A Policy Relevant Approach, Linda Keith and Steven N. PoeChapter ThirteenThe United States, Development, and Indigenous Peoples, Robert HitchcockChapter FourteenInternational Humanitarian Assistance: A Vision for the Future, George KentChapter FifteenHuman Rights, United Nations' Institutions, and the United States, Patrick FloodPostscriptThe U.S. and Asian Views on Human Rights: Prospects for Convergence, Ambassador Mark Hong

Volume

: paper: alkaline paper ISBN 9780803220850

Description

The United States and Human Rights addresses the place of human rights in U.S. policy, both domestic and foreign. The contributors are leading analysts of international human rights, some having considerable experience working with human rights organizations and others providing expertise from such fields as law, developmental anthropology, political science, and public diplomacy. The first part of the book deals with human rights issues in American society. The contributors focus on how international human rights standards could improve American society in several areas, including health care, the labor force, and refugee and immigration affairs. Other essays analyze why the United States has been hesitant to ratify human rights treaties. The second part of the book deals with human rights issues in American foreign policy, considering both stated ideals and the practical application of those ideals. Of particular interest are the impact of public opinion on humanitarian assistance and support for democracy abroad, and how the persistent issue of universal human rights affects U.S. relations with the United Nations, human rights organizations, indigenous peoples, and particular countries.

Table of Contents

• Preface, Ambassador (ret.) Harry G. Barnes, Jr.
• Foreword, David P. Forsythe
• Introduction, David P. ForsythePARTONE: Looking Inward on American SocietySection One: Human Rights and Policy ChoiceOne The Defeat of Comprehensive Health Care: A Human Rights Perspective, Audrey Chapman
• Two Economic Globalization and American Society, Kelly-Kate Pease
• Three In Search of a United States Refugee Policy, Mark GibneySection Two: The U.S. and Human Rights TreatiesFour United States' Ratification of the Other Half of the International Bill of Rights, Barbara Stark
• Five The United States and the American Convention on Human Rights: Prospects and Problems Re Ratification, Christina Cerna
• Six Spare the RUD or Spoil the Treaty: The United States Challenges the Human Rights Committee on Reservations, William SchabasPART TWO: Looking Outward on U.S. Foreign PolicySection One: Public Opinion and Private ActionSeven Public Opinion on Human Rightsin American Foreign Policy, Ole Holsti
• Eight U.S. Foreign Policy and the Human Rights Movement: New Strategies for a Global Era, Ellen DorseySection Two: Democracy AbroadNine Democracy and U. S. Foreign Policy: Concepts and Complexities, Jack Donnelly
• Ten U.S. Foreign Policy, Democracy, and Human Rights: Barriers to Action in the Middle East, Stephen Zunes
• Eleven U.S. Foreign Policy, Democracy, and the Islamic World, Christopher JoynerSection Three: MulticulturalismTwelve The United States, the IMF and Human Rights: A Policy Relevant Approach, Linda Keith and Steven N. Poe
• Thirteen The United States, Development, and Indigenous Peoples, Robert Hitchcock
• Fourteen International Humanitarian Assistance: A Vision for the Future, George Kent
• Fifteen Human Rights, United Nations' Institutions, and the United States, Patrick FloodPostscriptThe U.S. and Asian Views on Human Rights: Prospects for Convergence, Ambassador Mark Hong

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Details

• NCID: BA48814161
• ISBN:
  • 0803220081
  • 9780803220850
• LCCN: 99041949
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lincoln ; London
• Pages/Volumes: xxviii, 404 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : KF4749
  • DC21 : 342.73/085
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Civil rights -- United States
  • LCSH : Human rights
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA22450897