Human Rights Treaties and Comparative Law

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Vol. 171, pp. 118-121, 2015

7 Pages Posted: 29 Mar 2015

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Mathias Siems

European University Institute (EUI); University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Date Written: March 27, 2015

Abstract

This note comments on Mila Versteeg’s paper “Law versus Norms: The Impact of Human Rights Treaties on National Bills of Rights," available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2360814. Versteeg’s paper explores the relationship between international human rights treaties and domestic constitutions, using data on the adoption of 103 constitutional rights in 186 countries. This note suggests that this paper is an important contribution to international law and policy, quantitative and empirical legal research, and comparative law. The main comments will focus on the latter area of research and discuss the relationship between some of the paper’s findings and three frequent topics of contemporary comparative law.

Keywords: comparative law, constitutions, international human rights treaties

JEL Classification: K19, C21, O33

Suggested Citation

Siems, Mathias, Human Rights Treaties and Comparative Law (March 27, 2015). Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, Vol. 171, pp. 118-121, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2586295

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