SOCIOL 2 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: United Nations General Assembly, Nationstates
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Example in military domain: north atlantic treaty in 1949. Agreement to form nato, an international military alliance member states commit to mutual defense (today almost 30 member countries but started with just over ten) Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against. Issued by un general assembly, defining discrimination against women. Ratifying nation-states commit to undertake a series of measures to end discrimination against women in all forms. 189 countries have signed and ratified cedaw. 1 signed but not ratified (united states) 3 neither signed nor ratified (iran, somalia, and sudan. There are currently 18 international human rights treaties. United states widely recognized to lag behind many other countries in terms of ratifying human rights treaties. U. s. often presses other countries on human rights issues. Commitment to human rights in u. s. constitution. U. s. reluctance is partly holdover of history. Early human rights treaties created around mid-century and immediate post-world war ii decades.
