Abstract
This Article introduces the longstanding treaty compliance debate and expands it to include the question of whether treaties influence sub-federal actors in non-ratifying countries. This Part draws on norm theory to conclude that sub-federal actors may use treaties and treaty processes as: (a) a framework to understand the underlying substantive issue, (b) a way to reduce drafting costs, (c) a focal point to measure compliance, (d) evidence of an international consensus, (e) a mechanism to express or signal a cosmopolitan identity, or (f) a springboard to criticize the current administration.
Recommended Citation
Lesley Wexler,
Take the Long Way Home: Sub-Federal Integration of Unratified and Non-Self-Executing Treaty Law,
28
Mich. J. Int'l L.
(2006).
Available at:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol28/iss1/1