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Publisher's note
Foreword
Introduction and user's guide
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Human rights law: background, theory, concepts & tools
Chapter 2. Chronology of U.S. human rights moments & events
Chapter 3. U.S. State Department, Secretary of State & human rights
Chapter 4. U.N. Charter based bodies: focus on Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
Chapter 5. U.N. Human Rights Council special procedures & complaint procedure
Chapter 6. U.S., U.N. & human rights law: treaties & treaty bodies
Chapter 7. Organization of American States: The U.S. & the Inter-American Human Rights System
Chapter 8. Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Chapter 9. Equality, non-discrimination & racism
Chapter 10. Rights of indigenous peoples
Chapter 11. Rights of the child
Chapter 12. Women's and girls' rights
Chapter 13. Immigration, migrant workers, refugees & asylum
Chapter 14. Freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief
Chapter 15. Freedom of expression & opinion, including freedom of the press
Chapter 16. Law enforcement and criminal justice
Chapter 17. Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Chapter 18. A human right to health care
Chapter 19. Climate change & human rights
Chapter 20. The human right to education and to a human rights education (HRE)
Chapter 21. International criminal law
Chapter 22. International humanitarian law
Chapter 23. Human rights & national security/counter terrorism measures
Appendix A. U.S. law & legislation, resolutions, & the restatement of law
Appendix B. Case law decisions from U.S. courts & international courts
Appendix C. Reports of selected U.S. & international NGOs
Bibliography
Primary source documents index
About the authors.
Foreword
Introduction and user's guide
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Human rights law: background, theory, concepts & tools
Chapter 2. Chronology of U.S. human rights moments & events
Chapter 3. U.S. State Department, Secretary of State & human rights
Chapter 4. U.N. Charter based bodies: focus on Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
Chapter 5. U.N. Human Rights Council special procedures & complaint procedure
Chapter 6. U.S., U.N. & human rights law: treaties & treaty bodies
Chapter 7. Organization of American States: The U.S. & the Inter-American Human Rights System
Chapter 8. Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Chapter 9. Equality, non-discrimination & racism
Chapter 10. Rights of indigenous peoples
Chapter 11. Rights of the child
Chapter 12. Women's and girls' rights
Chapter 13. Immigration, migrant workers, refugees & asylum
Chapter 14. Freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief
Chapter 15. Freedom of expression & opinion, including freedom of the press
Chapter 16. Law enforcement and criminal justice
Chapter 17. Torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Chapter 18. A human right to health care
Chapter 19. Climate change & human rights
Chapter 20. The human right to education and to a human rights education (HRE)
Chapter 21. International criminal law
Chapter 22. International humanitarian law
Chapter 23. Human rights & national security/counter terrorism measures
Appendix A. U.S. law & legislation, resolutions, & the restatement of law
Appendix B. Case law decisions from U.S. courts & international courts
Appendix C. Reports of selected U.S. & international NGOs
Bibliography
Primary source documents index
About the authors.