Human Rights and Legal Judgments
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Human Rights and Legal Judgments

The American Story

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Human Rights and Legal Judgments

The American Story

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Human rights can be defined as the basic fundamental rights inherent to all human beings in any society. How these rights are made available and protected in individual countries is an area of much study and debate. Focusing on the significance of human rights in American law and politics, this book seeks to understand when, where, and how American law recognizes and responds to claims made in the name of human rights. How are they used by social movements as they advance rights claims? When are human rights claims accommodated and resisted? Do particular kinds of human rights claims have greater resonance domestically than others? What cultural and psychological factors impede the development of a human rights culture in the United States? This is an exciting and engaging volume that will appeal to a broad range of scholars, practitioners, and students interested in the study of human rights.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781108195874
Topic
Política y relaciones internacionales
Subtopic
Derechos humanos

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction: Human Rights in American Law and Politics
  10. 1 Human Rights, Solitary Confinement, and Youth Justice in the United States
  11. 2 The Story of Environmental Justice and Race in the United States: International Human Rights and Equal Environmental Protection
  12. 3 Incorporation, Federalism, and International Human Rights
  13. 4 Why Do International Human Rights Matter in American Decision Making?
  14. Afterword: Instrumental Human Rights
  15. Index