Document Type
Report
Publication Date
6-2014
Abstract
As this Committee has consistently recognized, compliance with the CERD requires effective coordination between federal, state, and local governments. In ratifying the CERD, the United States indicated that state and local governments share authority to implement the treaty. This includes the over 150 state and local civil and human rights agencies that enforce federal, state and local human and civil rights laws and/or conduct research, training and education, and issue policy recommendations within the United States (“Human Rights Agencies”). It also encompasses the full array of state and local officials with decision-making and enforcement authority, including governors, state attorneys general, mayors, state legislators, city council members, law enforcement, city, county and town executives, and boards of supervisors.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Human Rights Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Human Rights Institute & International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies (IAOHRA),
The Need for Effective Federal Outreach and Mechanisms to Coordinate and Support Federal, State and Local Implementation of the Convention,
(2014).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/human_rights_institute/72