New U.S. Training Material on the Right to Education
Five printable flyers prepared by CESR for the Independent Commission on Public Education, New York City Trainings
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Human Rights Advocacy: How Can We Use Human Rights in the U.S.?
From the Independent Commission on Public Education, New York City
In the United States, it is hard to use direct legal action to enforce human rights obligations. The U.S. hasnot ratified the several major human rights treaties, including thoseprotecting the right to education. As a result, international treatieshave not become part of our domestic law and do not provide a cause ofaction in court. Even when the U.S. doesratify a treaty, Congress makes what are called ???reservations,??????understandings??? and ???declarations??? that prevent individuals from usingthe treaties in U.S. courts. So, what are other ways that can we use human rights in the U.S.?
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