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	There is a new post on Opinio Juris.  You can read it at:

http://www.opiniojuris.org/posts/1206132807.shtml

It begins:

	I'd like to join the conversation prompted by
	several of the posts, particularly Curt’s
	insights on federalism and human rights. Federalism
	has been frequently used as a red herring in the
	context of ratification debates over human rights
	treaties. Structural labels such as
	“federalism” have been invoked with some
	regularity to veil more substantive concerns
	underlying resistance to human rights treaties. For
	example, let’s examine the debate over U.S.
	ratification the Convention on the Elimination of
	All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
	(CEDAW)....