Democracy and Compliance with Human Rights Treaties: The Conditional Effectiveness of the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Research on international human rights law suggests that the beneficial effects of treaties depend on the strength of democratic political institutions. However, democracies are, by definition, compliant with many provisions in treaties that protect civil and political rights. Additionally, theories...

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Published in:	International Studies Quarterly Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 127 - 139
Main Authors:	Hill, Daniel W, Watson, K Anne
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Mar2019
Subjects:	United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Democracy Sex discrimination against women Human rights Sex discrimination Women's rights International law & human rights
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