Abstract

Although scholars are increasingly able to explain why states (do not) comply with human rights treaties, the role of social norms in compliance has been neglected. This is remarkable because human rights often directly address social norms. Our study aims to contribute to the existing literature by providing quantitative and qualitative evidence on the relationship between citizens’ social norms and compliance with human rights treaties. The quantitative results provide strong support for such a relationship. The findings from the additional qualitative analysis suggest that bargaining over (and thus changing) social norms is an important process through which compliance with human rights can be influenced.

Details

Title
Enforcing Your Own Human Rights? The Role of Social Norms in Compliance with Human Rights Treaties
Author
Benneker, Violet; Gërxhani, Klarita; Steinmetz, Stephanie
Pages
184-193
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Cogitatio Press
e-ISSN
21832803
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2511165671
Copyright
© 2020. This work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.