Research suggests that civil society mobilization together with the ratification of human
rights treaties put pressure on governments to improve their human rights practices. An …

En~ brced disappearances occur when persons are deprived o'their liberoy by state ojjials,
oganized groups, orprivate individuals acting on behalf q" or with the suppo, direct or …

Does foreign direct investment (FDI) lead to better or worse labour standards in developing
countries? We argue that it depends on the type of labour right, and how costly it is to protect …

How does political imprisonment influence anti-regime protest? We argue that political
imprisonment facilitates rather than stifles protest. Political imprisonment is a salient …

Do international human rights treaties constrain governments from repressing their
populations and violating rights? In Contentious Compliance, Courtenay R. Conrad and …

Hypocrisy and Human Rights examines what human rights pressure does when it does not
work. Repressive states with absolutely no intention of complying with their human rights …

Human rights prosecutions addressing wartime crimes are often credited with deterring
future rights abuses, but routinely occur alongside state repression. This article develops a …

Researchers have identified naming and shaming as a strategy used by the international
community to reprimand state leaders for their repressive actions. Previous research …

Can individual participation in international legal institutions affect state behavior? Much of
the existing literature believes that international law has a limited effect in the countries …

This paper examines the relationship between US aid and human rights violations in
autocracies. It argues that autocratic leaders do not want to lose aid owing to their poor …