The U.S. Constitution and the Global Trade of Human Rights
2 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2011
Date Written: September 27, 2011
Abstract
This short paper briefly was originally created for Constitution Day 2011. The paper describes the impact the U.S. Bill of Rights has had on other human rights instruments and how other nations and international human rights instruments have moved beyond the socio-political rights found in the Bill of Rights to include environmental and economic rights. The paper concludes by noting that the U.S. seems mostly unwilling to look beyond its borders to determine what "rights" means and how doing so could benefit U.S. citizens.
Keywords: Constitution, Human Rights, Bill of Rights
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Sweeny, JoAnne, The U.S. Constitution and the Global Trade of Human Rights (September 27, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1934381 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1934381
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