International Convention On the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: When will The United States Live Up To Its Obligations
(2003)Department of Law
- Abstract
- The United States has signed and ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on October 21, 1994, but despite their commitment to uphold its obligations as a member state to the convention&semic racial discrimination, police brutality, racial profiling, judicial profiling continue within its borders. The purpose of this thesis is to document the United States' violation of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, to explore the reasons why the United States is unable to fully comply with the Convention and explore possible measures for the United States' advancement towards equality for African-Americans within the United States.
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- author
- Rodney, Antionette
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2003
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- International Human Rights Law
- language
- English
- id
- 1554664
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- 2010-03-08 15:22:31
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@misc{1554664, abstract = {{The United States has signed and ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on October 21, 1994, but despite their commitment to uphold its obligations as a member state to the convention&semic racial discrimination, police brutality, racial profiling, judicial profiling continue within its borders. The purpose of this thesis is to document the United States' violation of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, to explore the reasons why the United States is unable to fully comply with the Convention and explore possible measures for the United States' advancement towards equality for African-Americans within the United States.}}, author = {{Rodney, Antionette}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{International Convention On the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: When will The United States Live Up To Its Obligations}}, year = {{2003}}, }