Examining compliance with domestic human rights bodies

The case of truth commission recommendations

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ID12720002
AuthorsEric Wiebelhaus-Brahm (0000-0001-7710-8501, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, corresponding author), Dylan Wright (University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Héctor Centeno Martín (0000-0002-6708-139X, Universidad de Salamanca), Ana Belén Nieto-Librero (0000-0001-6643-247X, Universidad de Salamanca), Ana Belén Nieto Librero (Universidad de Salamanca)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue3
Pages406-424
Publication date2022-08-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-4835 • E-ISSN: 1475-4843
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14754835.2022.2111657
OpenAlexW4293104493
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited62

Human rights compliance research neglects recommendations from national human rights institutions and other domestic bodies. In particular, the implementation of recommendations issued by temporary truth commissions remains underexplored. We use data from Skaar et al. (2022a Skaar, E., Wiebelhaus-Brahm, E., & Garcia-Godos, J. (2022a). Exploring truth commission recommendations in a comparative perspective: Beyond Words. Intersentia. [Google Scholar]) to address this gap. Specifically, we apply multilevel ordered logistic regression to data on the implementation of recommendations made by 11 Latin American truth commissions to measure state compliance. We find that compliance is lower when truth commissions issue many recommendations. Backward-looking recommendations are more infrequently implemented. Conversely, legal reform recommendations are more likely to be implemented. Finally, variables commonly associated with truth commission success, such as the nature of the transition and civil society strength, are not significant. Thus, we advance understanding of human rights compliance and offer prescriptions for how truth commissions should craft their recommendations and, ultimately, maximize their impact

Commission · Compliance (psychology · Human rights · Political science · State (computer science · Computer Science · Corruption and Economic Development · Human Rights and Development · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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