The United States is almost the only country not to ratify the convention. Good! says Eugene Volokh, and explains why -- and adds a followup in response to Peter Spiro, who takes the "like it or not, the U.S. is going to be subject to international human rights law" line.
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



