Do International Human Rights Treaties Improve Respect for Human Rights
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Neumayer (0000-0003-2719-7563, Peace Research Institute Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 925-953 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002705281667 |
| OpenAlex | W2164071095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 272 |
| References cited | 39 |
After the nonbinding Universal Declaration of Human Rights, many global and regional human rights treaties have been concluded. Critics argue that these are unlikely to have made any actual difference in reality. Others contend that international regimes can improve respect for human rights in state parties, particularly in more democratic countries or countries with a strong civil society devoted to human rights and with transnational links. The findings suggest that rarely does treaty ratification have unconditional effects on human rights. Instead, improvement in human rights is typically more likely the more democratic the country or the more international nongovernmental organizations its citizens participate in. Conversely, in very autocratic regimes with weak civil society, ratification can be expected to have no effect and is sometimes even associated with more rights violation
Democracy · Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Law and economics · Linguistic rights · Political science · Politics · Ratification · Right to property · Sociology · Treaty · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Law
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Committed to Rights
‘Inside Out’
Closing the Rights Gap
Strong NGOs and Weak States
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Rhetoric and Reality
"Makers and Shapers"
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Relativizing Human Rights
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Negotiated rights
The Globalization of Law
Naming and shaming, government messaging, and backlash effects
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| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 271 |