THE PROMISE AND LIMITS OF LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONALISM.

The article focuses on the role of cities as vital pathway in bringing international human rights law home. It discusses the variety of human rights institutions that can be integrated at the federal, local, and state levels and the important role played by state in the formation and enforcement of international law. It outlines the federal actors in the U.S. in implementing unratified treaty and Italy's role in undertaking voluntary compliance with human rights.