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Exploring the Universe of UN Human Rights Agreements

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ID6285331
AuthorsJana Von Stein (0000-0001-7915-7315, Political Science and International Relations Programme, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume62
Issue4
Pages871-899
Publication date2018-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002717721395
OpenAlexW2742696756
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited69

The international human rights (HR) regime is vast and complex. Yet, most of what we know about it draws from a handful of agreements, often chosen for their prominence and/or perceived centrality to the HR project. This article argues that HR research needs to expand its scope to encompass all agreements in this realm, and presents a new data resource that enables scholars to accomplish that goal. Using the data, I demonstrate that the literature has painted an unrepresentative portrait of HR agreements. In addition to making comprehensive analysis possible, the database moves the literature forward by (1) taking into account important legal distinctions in the process of making treaties binding, (2) providing information on treaty design, and (3) considering relationships between agreements. I present several applications and discuss future areas of inquiry. Network analysis and the linking of treaty participation to HR outcomes are two notable areas of interest

Centrality · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Realm · Resource (disambiguation · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Treaty · Computer Science · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Political Conflict and Governance · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research

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