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It is unfortunate that the US seems to not be serious about rights not already in the Constitution. In international agreements, it seems to sign but not ratify
by Broken_Hippo 9y ago
It is unfortunate that the US seems to not be serious about rights not already in the Constitution. In international agreements, it seems to sign but not ratify them.
(1) https://www.newstatesman.com/north-america/2013/10/why-us-so-reluctant-sign-human-rights-treaties https://www.newstatesman.com/north-america/2013/10/why-us-so...
(2) https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/10/economist-explains-2 https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/10/e...
(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_treaties_unsigned_or_unratified_by_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_treaties_unsigned_or_u...
In addition, the current political climate seems to want to remove some protections already in the constitution and I would think other countries would be hesitant to enter agreements such as these with the US, considering things like backing out of trade agreements and the Paris climate agreement.