TY - BOOK AU - Forsythe,David P. TI - The United States and human rights: looking inward and outward T2 - Human rights in international perspective SN - 9780803220850 (pbk.) U1 - 342.73085 22 PY - 2000///] CY - Lincoln, London PB - University of Nebraska Press KW - Civil rights KW - United States KW - BUEsh KW - Human rights KW - MASPPSS KW - LLAAWW KW - September2019 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "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 ER -