States' Compliance to International Treaties Accountability Mechanisms Pertaining to States, IOs and NGOs

• Main Author: Bodmer, Louis (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Geneva Graduate Institute Publications 2022
• Series: eCahiers de l'Institut
• Subjects: International relations; human rights; non-state actors and civil society; governance; humanitarian action; international law; foreign relations; international treaties; United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF); international refugee protection
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This research analyzes mechanisms fostering states' compliance to international treaties. It argues that a treaty accountability network surrounds states when they commit to an international covenant and that actors belonging to the network have leverage on states to hold them accountable. This...