The Informative Power of Treaty Commitment
Using the Spatial Model to Address Selection Effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6230123 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yonatan Lupu (0000-0002-1735-7511, George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 912-925 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ajps.12033 |
| OpenAlex | W2168302392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 68 |
| References cited | 74 |
The effects of international institutions on state behavior make up a key research agenda in international‐relations scholarship. Because states self‐select into treaties, we cannot infer that these commitments have causal effects unless we address this selection effect. I explain the significant limitations of the methods used thus far to overcome this problem and argue that a more effective approach must take into account states’ treaty preferences. I describe a novel combination of ideal‐point estimation and propensity‐score matching that can estimate the probabilities of treaty commitment and use them to test hypotheses. I use this procedure to test the effects of three key international human‐rights treaties. My results provide significant new findings regarding the effects of these important agreements. I show that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women has significantly improved respect for women's rights, but that the Convention against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights have not had significant effects on human rights
Convention · Covenant · Human rights · Ideal (ethics · Ideal point · International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights · International human rights law · International relations · Law and economics · Matching (statistics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Propensity score matching · Ratification · Right to property · Scholarship · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Statistics · Test (biology · Treaty · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Human Rights and Development · Law
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From Barriers to Abuse
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Constructive Criticism
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Empirical Studies of Human Rights Law
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Damaged Relations
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What states want
The Difference Law Makes
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Best Evidence
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| Unique citing works | 68 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 68 |