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The changing demographic profile of the United States / Laura B. Shrestha, Elayne J. Heisler -- The U.S. foreign-born population : trends and selected characteristics / William W. Kandel -- The U.S. infant mortality rate : international comparisons, underlying factors, and federal programs / Elayne J. Heisler.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Introductory Perspectives -- 1. Moral Dilemmas in the Development of United States Human Rights Policies -- 2. Ideological Patterns in the United States Human Rights Debate: 1945-1978 -- 3. Domestic Consequences of United States Human Rights Policies -- 4. International Consequences of United States Human Rights Policies -- Part II: United States Participation in the Identification and Definition of International Human Rights -- 5. The United States and International Codification of Human Rights: A Case of Split Personality -- 6. The United States and the Right of Self-Determination -- 7. The United States and Recognition of New Human Rights: Economic and Social Needs -- 8. The United States, International War, and the Preservation of Human Rights: The Control of Arms -- Part III: Human Rights Policies of the United States in International Organizations -- 9. The United States and the International Protection of Minorities -- 10. The United States, the United Nations and the Struggle Against Racial Apartheid -- 11. The United States, the Organization of American States, and Political Repression in the Western Hemisphere -- Part IV: Formulation and Implementation of United States Human Rights Policies -- 12. The Influence of Interest Groups on the Development of United States Human Rights Policies -- 13. The Role of Congress in Deciding United States Human Rights Policies -- 14. The Contribution of the United States to the Promotion and Protection of International Human Rights -- APPENDICES -- A. Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- B. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 -- C. International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, 1966 -- D. Table of Signatures and Ratifications

Since 2010, outside spending in state elections has increased dramatically, according a report by the Brennan Center for Justice, a MacArthur grantee. In campaigns for state and local office, the difference between outside spending and that of candidates and campaigns is often even more porous than in federal elections. "After Citizens United: The Story in the States" investigates the prevention of non-candidate spending abuses in 15 states, revealing a pervasive set of poorly designed laws with a few states promoting tougher enforcement.

The so-called "neutrality laws" of the United States are statutory provisions, a part of the penal law of the United States, and should be clearly distinguished from the obligations imposed upon the United States by interyt national law. They may be regarded as an instance of the enforcement of international law by municipal law in the United States, and originated in the endeavors of the administration of President Washington to discharge the duties owed by the American Government as a neutral nation during the war between England and France in 1793. They punish criminally the commission of acts forbidden by the law of nations. As was well said by the Joint State and Navy Neutrality Board in 1916, "The doer of the wrongful act is accountable only to the United States, while the United States is itself accountable to a foreign government for the commission of the act. In this respect the neutrality laws differ from ordinary penal statutes, because the prohibited acts affect the international relations of the United States in addition to any effect they may have upon domestic tranquillity and order."

Esta investigación analiza el servicio de protección brindado por la Policía Nacional de Colombia en cumplimiento del acuerdo Fin del Conflicto entre el Gobierno Colombiano y la guerrilla de las FARC-EP. Se realizó un análisis cualitativo bajo el paradigma inductivo de la teoría fundamentada. Para recolectar la información se aplicaron entrevistas en profundidad a 35 actores involucrados en el servicio de protección, incluyendo a los policías de protección y sus protegidos, entre ellos los excombatientes de las FARC-EP, delegados del Gobierno Colombiano y representantes de Naciones Unidas. Los resultados muestran que el servicio de protección se convirtió en un escenario de reconciliación entre policías y excombatientes de las FARC, gracias a la configuración de unas condiciones iniciales que activaron mecanismos de interacción en medio de las diferencias entre antiguos adversarios ; This research analyzes the protection service provided by the National Police of Colombia during the End of the Conflict with the FARC-EP. For the analysis, the inductive paradigm of grounded theory was used and 35 in-depth interviews were applied to the protection police officers and to those protected, including ex-combatants of the FARC–EP, delegates of the Colombian government and members of the United Nations. The results show that the protection service became a scenario for reconciliation between the police and the excombatants of the FARC because it configured certain initial conditions that activated interaction mechanisms across the differences between former adversaries

The United States was the principal architect and builder of the United Nations, and the great mass of the American people welcomed the new edifice with enthusiasm and high—perhaps too high—hopes for a new world. Now, two decades and many crises later, United States opinion is wiser and more ambivalent. A large majority of the public still gives general support to the United Nations, but its enthusiasm is tempered by experience, and a vociferous minority holds views ranging from biting criticism to total rejection.

The institution of the president exists in the majority of the countries of the western world. Depending on the prerogatives granted by the constitution, the president may perform either a representative function or have the real power. No matter what the role of the president is, the position is deeply embedded in the political system, and the constitutional law as well as political practice specify its scope of competencies and capabilities. When we go beyond the Euro-Atlantic area, we can also find the states where an office of president is run. While its formation, Asian, African and South American societies, consciously or not, usually emulated the Euro-Atlantic experiences. In general, historical background of the non-European states, however, makes the history of the presidential office shorter, and the introduction of this position was often a result of violent sociopolitical changes. What often distinguishes the presidencies of the African and Asian countries from the Euro-Atlantic ones is their instability - in running this office a lot depends on the personality traits of the person holding it as well as on the tradition (or lack thereof) of strong central governance. On that premise, the presidency history of a non-European state, i.e. Afghanistan can be presented. This is an interesting case since the above mentioned factors are clearly visible in here, and the state's internal political situation is unstable. In addition, as the international forces are supposed to be withdrawn from the country until the end of 2014, the president may then become the main body formulating public policy and, thus, shaping the future of Afghanistan.

This paper seeks to highlight the main elements of the 'strategic-relational' approach to (Marxist) state theory, developed particularly by Bob Jessop. The legacy of Nicos Poulantzas in particular is singled out for its importance in laying the foundations for such an approach. This is followed by a discussion of Jessop and his development of many ideas bequeathed by Poulantzas, culminating in various moves toward a strategic-relational analysis. These moves are then critically assessed, with some wider thoughts on the approach offered in conclusion