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Justice in the United States

Human Rights and the Constitution

Judith Blau and Alberto Moncada

Justice in the U.S. is a sequel to Human Rights: Beyond the Liberal Vision, and the second in a trilogy on human rights. The Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution explicitly clarifies the personal political and civil rights of persons, and by court interpretation, the rights of corporations. Yet in the twentieth century, following World War II, most world leaders reached the conclusion that political and civil rights were not sufficient and they had to be supplemented with additional rights that would protect their citizens and create more robust societies. By the end of the century, most countries had amended their constitutions to include many other rights, notably those pertaining to social security, health care, housing, decent jobs, women, minorities, cultural and language rights, and environmental protections. This amounted to nothing less than a worldwide constitutional revolution, but it has gone largely unnoticed in the United States.

In this volume, the authors compare the constitutional provisions of different nation-states and summarize some of the relevant United Nations' human rights declarations and treaties. To encourage US citizens to think critically about their Constitution in light of the constitutions of other states, the authors present a draft revision of the U.S. Constitution. Of course, revision of the Constitution must be a comprehensively a democratic process, and the authors wish to show how this process might begin.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-0-7425-4559-5 • Hardback • March 2006 • $137.00 • (£105.00)
978-0-7425-4560-1 • Paperback • March 2006 • $47.00 • (£36.00)
978-1-4616-3807-0 • eBook • March 2006 • $44.50 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Political Science / Constitutions
Judith Blau is professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, and is chair of the interdisciplinary program in Social and Economic Justice. While she has worked in various specialties within sociology, her interests now focus on how to expand sociological queries about human rights, justice, cultural diversity, and equity. She is president of the U.S. Chapter of Sociologists without Borders, and co-editor (with Alberto Moncada) of Without Borders, and former editor of Social Forces.

Alberto Moncada is President of Sociologists without Borders. He has been professor at the University of Madrid, Stanford, and elsewhere, and has been a consultant for UNESCO, the European Council, and the Organization of American States. His many books (in Spanish) cover a great variety of areas: Latinos in the US, media, education, culture and the arts, sexuality, Spanish politics, and religion.
Chapter 1 The Idea of Rights
Chapter 2 The Social Foundations of Human Rights
Chapter 3 Constitutions: Overview and Comparisons
Chapter 4 Capitalism and Rights: An Antagonistic Relationship
Chapter 5 Growing Inequalities
Chapter 6 The Global Struggle for Economic Security
Chapter 7 In Search of Society
Chapter 8 Cornucopia of Rights
Chapter 9 A Socratic Dialogue
Chapter 10 Draft Revision of the U.S. Constitution
Recommended.
— Choice Reviews


This book elucidates the gap that has emerged between the growing global force of human rights and its restricted representation in American thought and institutions. Blau and Moncada make clear why in an increasingly interdependent world, embracing an expanded and globalized sensitivity to human rights is essential to our own well-being.
— John Hagan, John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University


Justice in the United States

Human Rights and the Constitution

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Hardback
Paperback
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Summary
Summary
  • Justice in the U.S. is a sequel to Human Rights: Beyond the Liberal Vision, and the second in a trilogy on human rights. The Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution explicitly clarifies the personal political and civil rights of persons, and by court interpretation, the rights of corporations. Yet in the twentieth century, following World War II, most world leaders reached the conclusion that political and civil rights were not sufficient and they had to be supplemented with additional rights that would protect their citizens and create more robust societies. By the end of the century, most countries had amended their constitutions to include many other rights, notably those pertaining to social security, health care, housing, decent jobs, women, minorities, cultural and language rights, and environmental protections. This amounted to nothing less than a worldwide constitutional revolution, but it has gone largely unnoticed in the United States.

    In this volume, the authors compare the constitutional provisions of different nation-states and summarize some of the relevant United Nations' human rights declarations and treaties. To encourage US citizens to think critically about their Constitution in light of the constitutions of other states, the authors present a draft revision of the U.S. Constitution. Of course, revision of the Constitution must be a comprehensively a democratic process, and the authors wish to show how this process might begin.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 240 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
    978-0-7425-4559-5 • Hardback • March 2006 • $137.00 • (£105.00)
    978-0-7425-4560-1 • Paperback • March 2006 • $47.00 • (£36.00)
    978-1-4616-3807-0 • eBook • March 2006 • $44.50 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / Constitutions
Author
Author
  • Judith Blau is professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, and is chair of the interdisciplinary program in Social and Economic Justice. While she has worked in various specialties within sociology, her interests now focus on how to expand sociological queries about human rights, justice, cultural diversity, and equity. She is president of the U.S. Chapter of Sociologists without Borders, and co-editor (with Alberto Moncada) of Without Borders, and former editor of Social Forces.

    Alberto Moncada is President of Sociologists without Borders. He has been professor at the University of Madrid, Stanford, and elsewhere, and has been a consultant for UNESCO, the European Council, and the Organization of American States. His many books (in Spanish) cover a great variety of areas: Latinos in the US, media, education, culture and the arts, sexuality, Spanish politics, and religion.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 The Idea of Rights
    Chapter 2 The Social Foundations of Human Rights
    Chapter 3 Constitutions: Overview and Comparisons
    Chapter 4 Capitalism and Rights: An Antagonistic Relationship
    Chapter 5 Growing Inequalities
    Chapter 6 The Global Struggle for Economic Security
    Chapter 7 In Search of Society
    Chapter 8 Cornucopia of Rights
    Chapter 9 A Socratic Dialogue
    Chapter 10 Draft Revision of the U.S. Constitution
Reviews
Reviews
  • Recommended.
    — Choice Reviews


    This book elucidates the gap that has emerged between the growing global force of human rights and its restricted representation in American thought and institutions. Blau and Moncada make clear why in an increasingly interdependent world, embracing an expanded and globalized sensitivity to human rights is essential to our own well-being.
    — John Hagan, John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law, Northwestern University


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