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Enforcing Your Own Human Rights? The Role of Social Norms in Compliance with Human Rights Treaties
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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... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
human rights; social norm; woman; discrimination; UNO; policy implementation
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
bargaining approach; compliance; human rights treaties
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 184-193
Journal
Social Inclusion, 8 (2020) 1
Issue topic
Institutions of Inclusion and Exclusion
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed