America’s woes with international law

[struggle4progress]

Sunday September 23, 2007

Wide Angle
By Huzir Sulaiman

Why does the United States reject so many international treaties? The answer may lie in its complicated internal politics.

THERE are only two countries in the United Nations that have not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, an international agreement that spells out the basic protections accorded to children.

One is Somalia, which has not, of late, enjoyed a fully functioning central government.

The other is the United States of America ...

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/9/23/lifefocus/18966555&sec=lifefocus

<column briefly discusses a number of such treaties>

[liberal renegade]

1. Phony bastards running the show

that's why.

[BobTheSubgenius]

2. There's no money in protecting a person's rights.

Only in abrogating them.