Mixed Signals : U.S. Human Rights Policy and Latin America

Foreword by Richard C. Leone, President, The Century Foundation ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi Part I. The Origins of Human Rights Policies 1. Introduction to the Origins of Human Rights Policies 3 2. The Idea of Internationally Recognized Human Rights 23 3. The Reemergence of Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1970's 48 Part II. Effectiveness of Human Rights Policies 4. Introduction to the Effectiveness of Human Rights Policies 79 5. U.S. Human Rights Policy during the Nixon and Ford Administrations 106 6. The Carter Administration and Human Rights Policy toward Latin America 121 7. The Reagan Administration and Human Rights Policy toward Latin America 148 8. Institutionalizing Human Rights Policy toward Latin America during the George H.W. Bush and Clinton Years 181 9. Conclusion: The Lessons of Human Rights Policies 208 Notes 221 Index 251