This 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. --from publisher description
Rev. ed. of: Human rights in the United States : a dictionary and documents / Rita Cantos Cartwright and H. Victor Condé. [1st ed.]. c2000.
Cartwright's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1809-1814) and index.