Cartwright, Rita Cantos, <br/><br/>
Human rights in the United States :  a dictionary and documents / 
Rita Cantos Cartwright and H. Victor Conde ; foreword by William F. Schulz. 
 - Santa Barbara, California :  ABC-CLIO,  (c)2000. 
 - 2 volume (lvi, 931 pages) :  illustrations, form ;  26 cm. 
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<br/><br/> This book provides a documents section containing 59 conventions, treaties, and protocols related to the most up-to-date international action on ethnic cleansing, freedom of expression and religion, and violence against women.  It offers 240 dictionary entries of human rights terms--ranging from asylum to cultural relativism to hate crimes to torture. Each entry discusses the significance of the term, gives examples, and cites appropriate documents and court decisions. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human rights--United States--Dictionaries.<br/>Human rights--History--Sources.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4747  / .H863 2000 KF4747