A theory of customary international law Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner -- A compliance-based theory of international law Andrew T. Guzman -- Do human rights treaties make a difference? Oona A. Hathaway -- Treaty reservations and the economics of Article 21(1) of the Vienna Convention...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Jack L. Goldsmith and Eric A. Posner (1999), 'A Theory of Customary International Law', University of Chicago Law Review, 66 (4), Autumn, 1113-77 -- Andrew T. Guzman (2002), 'A Compliance-Based Theory of International Law', California Law Review, 90 (6),...

There is considerable variation in countries’ respect for human rights. Scholars have tried to explain this variation on the basis of current conditions in countries—such as democracy and civil war—and events from the recent past, such as ratification of human rights treaties. This...