Table of Contents
Foreword 5
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 What Constitutes a Human Right?
1 Internet Access Is a Human Right Chris Coons 12
2 Internet Access Is Not a Human Right Vinton Cerf, as told to Brooke Gladstone 17
3 Access to Water Is a Human Right Pablo Solon 23
4 Access to Water Is Not a Human Right Jacob Mchangama 29
5 Health Care Is a Human Right Robert Greenberg 34
6 Health Care Is Not a Human Right Walter E. Williams 39
Chapter 2 What Constitutes a Human Rights Violation?
1 The Death Penalty Is a Human Rights Abuse Robert Meeropol Rachel Meeropol 45
2 The Death Penalty Does Not Violate Human Rights Charles Lane 50
3 Drone Warfare Violates Human Rights Ramesh Thakur 56
4 In Defense of Drones Steven A. Emerson 63
5 Sweatshops Violate Human Rights Bama Athreya 69
6 Sweatshops Do Not Violate Human Rights Jacob G. Hornberger 75
Chapter 3 How Should the United States Protect Human Rights?
1 The United States Must Emphasize Human Rights Protection in China Steven Phillips 82
2 The United States Should Not Emphasize Human Rights Protection in China Zhao Shanchu 87
3 The United States Should Go to War to Protect Human Rights Kurt Volker 92
4 The United States Should Not Go to War to Protect Human Rights Brendan O'Neill 99
5 The United States Should Give Humanitarian Aid to Enemy Countries Richard Weitz 108
6 To Feed, or Not to Feed Patrick M. Cronin Abraham M. Denmark 116
Facts About Human Rights 122
Organizations to Contact 127
For Further Reading 132
Index 138
Picture Credits 144
