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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Initial Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, September 2000

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART I - GENERAL        A.  Land and People        B.  General Political Structure        C.  General Legal Framework        D.  Information and Publicity        E.  Factors Affecting Implementation PART II - IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC ARTICLES A.  Prohibition of Racial Discrimination        1.  U.S. Constitution        2.  Federal Legislation        3.  Federal Executive Action        4.  State Anti-Discrimination Measures B.  Reservations, Understandings, Declarations        1.  Freedom of Speech, Expression, Association        2.  Private Conduct        3.  Dispute Settlement        4.  Federalism        5.  Non-Self-Executing Treaty C.  Specific Articles        Article 1        Article 2        Article 3        Article 4        Article 5        Article 6        Article 7 D.  Conclusion Annex I  - Reservations, Understandings, Declarations || CERD Report Index | Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | Department of State ||