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Linda Keith found that countries that ratified the civil rights treaty often had better human rights records than those that do not | |||
<ref> Linda Keith: ''The United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Does it Make A Difference to Human Rights Behavior?'', Journal of Peace Research, 1999</ref>. Oona Hathaway also found that ratifying countries had better records than non-ratifying countries, but that ratification is sometimes associated with worse performance | |||
<ref> Linda Keith: ''The United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Does it Make A Difference to Human Rights Behavior?'', Journal of Peace Research, 1999</ref> | |||
<ref>[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=311359 Oona A. Hathaway: ''Do Human Rights Treaties Make a Difference?'', Yale Law Journal 2002]</ref> | <ref>[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=311359 Oona A. Hathaway: ''Do Human Rights Treaties Make a Difference?'', Yale Law Journal 2002]</ref> | ||
<ref> Emilie Hafner-Burton and Kiyatero Tsutsui: ''Human Rights in a Globalizing World. The Paradox of Empty Promises'', American Journal of Sociology, 2005</ref> | <ref> Emilie Hafner-Burton and Kiyatero Tsutsui: ''Human Rights in a Globalizing World. The Paradox of Empty Promises'', American Journal of Sociology, 2005</ref> | ||
Revision as of 05:44, 19 August 2012
Linda Keith found that countries that ratified the civil rights treaty often had better human rights records than those that do not [1]. Oona Hathaway also found that ratifying countries had better records than non-ratifying countries, but that ratification is sometimes associated with worse performance [2] [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Linda Keith: The United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Does it Make A Difference to Human Rights Behavior?, Journal of Peace Research, 1999
- ↑ Oona A. Hathaway: Do Human Rights Treaties Make a Difference?, Yale Law Journal 2002
- ↑ Emilie Hafner-Burton and Kiyatero Tsutsui: Human Rights in a Globalizing World. The Paradox of Empty Promises, American Journal of Sociology, 2005
- ↑ Eric Neumayer; Do International Human Rights Treaties Improve Respect for Human Rights, LSE Research Online, 2006