目次

*A framework for U.S. human rights advocacy *The place of "human rights" in the United States *The United States and the U.N. human rights treaties *Customary international law in U.S. courts *Using foreign and international law as persuasive authority *State and local implementation *The interdependence of rights : advancing economic, social and cultural rights alongside civil and political rights in the U.S. *Engaging international and regional mechanisms for domestic advocacy *Human rights fact-finding and reporting *Mobilizing communities *Ethics and domestic human rights lawyering *Appendix A. Select human rights instruments of the United Nations *Appendix B. Select instruments of the Inter-American human rights system