It is well known that the scope of individual rights has expanded dramatically in the United States over the last half-century. Less well known is that other co

The rights revolution in the United States consisted of both sweeping changes in constitutional doctrines and landmark legislative reform, followed by decades o

With an updated preface by the author. Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, rights have become the dominant language of

In the twentieth century, American society has experienced a "rights revolution" a commitment by the national government to promote a healthful environment, saf

In the wake of the black civil rights movement, other disadvantaged groups of Americans began to make headway--Latinos, women, Asian Americans, and the disabled