International Regimes for Human Rights

Posted: 25 Jun 2012

Date Written: June 2012

Abstract

This article provides a roadmap for understanding the points of agreement and contention that characterize contemporary empirical scholarship on international human rights legal regimes. It explores what the statistical research teaches us about why states participate in these regimes; knowledge of how these regimes operate; and their relationship to actual human rights behavior. It also describes the central shortcomings of this research tradition and suggests a few areas especially promising for future research.

Suggested Citation

Hafner-Burton, Emilie Marie, International Regimes for Human Rights (June 2012). Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 15, pp. 265-286, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2089193 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-polisci-031710-114414

Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton (Contact Author)

UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy ( email )

9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
United States

HOME PAGE: http://gps.ucsd.edu/ehafner/

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