Methods to Improve State Compliance in International Legal System: Focusing on Theoretical and Practical Fields

Research Article
Open access

Methods to Improve State Compliance in International Legal System: Focusing on Theoretical and Practical Fields

Chenfei Deng 1*
  • 1 University of Birmingham    
  • *corresponding author eKathyyy418@gmail.com
Published on 18 April 2024 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/44/20230086
LNEP Vol.44
ISSN (Print): 2753-7056
ISSN (Online): 2753-7048
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-357-9
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-358-6

Abstract

Improvements in state compliance with international legal rules have been the focus of numerous research papers since the effectiveness of international law depends on state adherence to international legal rules. This paper uses the Managerial School, Reputational Theory, and Paris Agreement to emphasize some key points relating to existing improvement methods. The key points include rational managerial methods in the international community, the importance of reputation and information transparency, the leading of influential nations, and international institutions' roles. Results from the solutions suggest that national interests and self-regulation are central ideas of state adherence. This study also offers supporting evidence of the central ideas and investigates theoretical and practical methods to improve state compliance with international law.

Keywords:

International Law, State Compliance, Managerial School, Reputational Theory, Paris Agreement

Deng,C. (2024). Methods to Improve State Compliance in International Legal System: Focusing on Theoretical and Practical Fields. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,44,97-105.
Export citation

References

[1]. “Bederman and Keitner’s International Law Frameworks, 4th (Concepts and Insights Series).” West Academic SCA, https://www.westacademic.com/Bederman-and-Keitners-International-Law-Frameworks-4th-Concepts-and-Insights-Series-9781634606110. Accessed 7 July 2023.

[2]. Raustiala, Kal, and Anne-Marie Slaughter. International Law, International Relations and Compliance. 347260, 1 Nov. 2002. Social Science Research Network, https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=347260.

[3]. “International Law | Public International Law.” Cambridge University Press, https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/public-international-law/international-law-9th-edition, https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/public-international-law. Accessed 7 July 2023.

[4]. Slaughter, Anne-Marie. “International Law in a World of Liberal States.” European Journal of International Law, vol. 6, no. 3, Jan. 1995, pp. 503–38. Silverchair, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.ejil.a035934.

[5]. Epps, Valerie. “The Recognition of States: Law and Practice in Debate and Evolution. By Thomas D. Grant. Westport CT, London: Praeger, 1999. Pp. Xxii, 231. Index. $65.” American Journal of International Law, vol. 95, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 252–55. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.2307/2642068.

[6]. Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States - The Faculty of Law. https://www.jus.uio.no/english/services/library/treaties/01/1-02/rights-duties-states.html. Accessed 7 July 2023.

[7]. Koh, Harold Hongju. “Why Do Nations Obey International Law Review Essay.” Yale Law Journal, vol. 106, no. 8, 1997 1996, pp. 2599–660.

[8]. Siddiqui, Liaquat A. “Compliance with International Law: Theoretical Perspectives.” Dhaka University Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, Dec. 2021, pp. 15–28. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3329/dulj.v31i1.57007.

[9]. Simmons, Beth A. “Compliance with International Agreements.” Annual Review of Political Science, vol. 1, no. 1, 1998, pp. 75–93. Annual Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.1.1.75.

[10]. Burgstaller, Mark G. Theories of Compliance with International Law. BRILL, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bham/detail.action?docID=280843.

[11]. Posner, Eric, and Jack Landman Goldsmith. The Limits of International Law. Jan. 2005. policycommons.net, https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1299755/the-limits-of-international-law/1903041/.

[12]. Guzman, Andrew T. “Reputation and International Law Symposium: The Limits of International Law.” Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 34, no. 2, 2006 2005, pp. 379–92.

[13]. McLaughlin Mitchell, Sara, and Paul R. Hensel. “International Institutions and Compliance with Agreements.” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 51, no. 4, 2007, pp. 721–37. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00277.x.

[14]. Thompson, Alexander. “The Rational Enforcement of International Law: Solving the Sanctioners’ Dilemma.” International Theory, vol. 1, no. 2, July 2009, pp. 307–21. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1752971909990078.

[15]. Böhringer, Christoph. “The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives.” Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 19, no. 3, Sept. 2003, pp. 451–66. Silverchair, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/19.3.451.

[16]. Savaresi, Annalisa. “The Paris Agreement: A New Beginning?” Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, vol. 34, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp. 16–26. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2016.1133983.

[17]. Parties | UNFCCC. https://unfccc.int/process/parties-non-party-stakeholders/parties-convention-and-observer-states?field_partys_partyto_target_id%5B512%5D=512. Accessed 8 July 2023.

[18]. Horowitz, Cara A. “Paris Agreement.” International Legal Materials, vol. 55, no. 4, Aug. 2016, pp. 740–55. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020782900004253.

[19]. “Paris Agreement.” International Legal Materials, vol. 55, no. 4, 2016, pp. 743–55.

[20]. Stamp, J. C. “Mr. Keynes’ Treatise on Money.” The Economic Journal, vol. 41, no. 162, 1931, pp. 241–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2223701.

[21]. Baddeley, Michelle. “Herding, Social Influence and Economic Decision-Making: Socio-Psychological and Neuroscientific Analyses.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 365, no. 1538, Jan. 2010, pp. 281–90. PubMed Central, https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0169.

[22]. Höhne, Niklas, et al. “The Paris Agreement: Resolving the Inconsistency between Global Goals and National Contributions.” Climate Policy, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 16–32. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2016.1218320.

[23]. Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) | UNFCCC. https://unfccc.int/process/bodies/supreme-bodies/conference-of-the-parties-serving-as-the-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-paris-agreement-cma. Accessed 2 July 2023.

[24]. Tambo, Ernest, et al. “Tackling Air Pollution and Extreme Climate Changes in China: Implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement.” Environment International, vol. 95, Oct. 2016, pp. 152–56. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.010.

[25]. Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Neutrality in China | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-021-00244-x. Accessed 30 June 2023.

Cite this article

Deng,C. (2024). Methods to Improve State Compliance in International Legal System: Focusing on Theoretical and Practical Fields. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,44,97-105.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

Disclaimer/Publisher's Note

The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of EWA Publishing and/or the editor(s). EWA Publishing and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content.

About volume

Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities

ISBN：978-1-83558-357-9(Print) / 978-1-83558-358-6(Online)
Editor：Enrique Mallen, Javier Cifuentes-Faura
Conference website: https://www.icgpsh.org/
Conference date: 13 October 2023
Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Volume number: Vol.44
ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

© 2024 by the author(s). Licensee EWA Publishing, Oxford, UK. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Authors who publish this series agree to the following terms:
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the series right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this series.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the series's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this series.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See Open access policy for details).

References

[1]. “Bederman and Keitner’s International Law Frameworks, 4th (Concepts and Insights Series).” West Academic SCA, https://www.westacademic.com/Bederman-and-Keitners-International-Law-Frameworks-4th-Concepts-and-Insights-Series-9781634606110. Accessed 7 July 2023.

[2]. Raustiala, Kal, and Anne-Marie Slaughter. International Law, International Relations and Compliance. 347260, 1 Nov. 2002. Social Science Research Network, https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=347260.

[3]. “International Law | Public International Law.” Cambridge University Press, https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/public-international-law/international-law-9th-edition, https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/law/public-international-law. Accessed 7 July 2023.

[4]. Slaughter, Anne-Marie. “International Law in a World of Liberal States.” European Journal of International Law, vol. 6, no. 3, Jan. 1995, pp. 503–38. Silverchair, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.ejil.a035934.

[5]. Epps, Valerie. “The Recognition of States: Law and Practice in Debate and Evolution. By Thomas D. Grant. Westport CT, London: Praeger, 1999. Pp. Xxii, 231. Index. $65.” American Journal of International Law, vol. 95, no. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 252–55. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.2307/2642068.

[6]. Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States - The Faculty of Law. https://www.jus.uio.no/english/services/library/treaties/01/1-02/rights-duties-states.html. Accessed 7 July 2023.

[7]. Koh, Harold Hongju. “Why Do Nations Obey International Law Review Essay.” Yale Law Journal, vol. 106, no. 8, 1997 1996, pp. 2599–660.

[8]. Siddiqui, Liaquat A. “Compliance with International Law: Theoretical Perspectives.” Dhaka University Law Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, Dec. 2021, pp. 15–28. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3329/dulj.v31i1.57007.

[9]. Simmons, Beth A. “Compliance with International Agreements.” Annual Review of Political Science, vol. 1, no. 1, 1998, pp. 75–93. Annual Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.polisci.1.1.75.

[10]. Burgstaller, Mark G. Theories of Compliance with International Law. BRILL, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bham/detail.action?docID=280843.

[11]. Posner, Eric, and Jack Landman Goldsmith. The Limits of International Law. Jan. 2005. policycommons.net, https://policycommons.net/artifacts/1299755/the-limits-of-international-law/1903041/.

[12]. Guzman, Andrew T. “Reputation and International Law Symposium: The Limits of International Law.” Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 34, no. 2, 2006 2005, pp. 379–92.

[13]. McLaughlin Mitchell, Sara, and Paul R. Hensel. “International Institutions and Compliance with Agreements.” American Journal of Political Science, vol. 51, no. 4, 2007, pp. 721–37. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5907.2007.00277.x.

[14]. Thompson, Alexander. “The Rational Enforcement of International Law: Solving the Sanctioners’ Dilemma.” International Theory, vol. 1, no. 2, July 2009, pp. 307–21. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1752971909990078.

[15]. Böhringer, Christoph. “The Kyoto Protocol: A Review and Perspectives.” Oxford Review of Economic Policy, vol. 19, no. 3, Sept. 2003, pp. 451–66. Silverchair, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/19.3.451.

[16]. Savaresi, Annalisa. “The Paris Agreement: A New Beginning?” Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, vol. 34, no. 1, Jan. 2016, pp. 16–26. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, https://doi.org/10.1080/02646811.2016.1133983.

[17]. Parties | UNFCCC. https://unfccc.int/process/parties-non-party-stakeholders/parties-convention-and-observer-states?field_partys_partyto_target_id%5B512%5D=512. Accessed 8 July 2023.

[18]. Horowitz, Cara A. “Paris Agreement.” International Legal Materials, vol. 55, no. 4, Aug. 2016, pp. 740–55. Cambridge University Press, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020782900004253.

[19]. “Paris Agreement.” International Legal Materials, vol. 55, no. 4, 2016, pp. 743–55.

[20]. Stamp, J. C. “Mr. Keynes’ Treatise on Money.” The Economic Journal, vol. 41, no. 162, 1931, pp. 241–49. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2223701.

[21]. Baddeley, Michelle. “Herding, Social Influence and Economic Decision-Making: Socio-Psychological and Neuroscientific Analyses.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 365, no. 1538, Jan. 2010, pp. 281–90. PubMed Central, https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0169.

[22]. Höhne, Niklas, et al. “The Paris Agreement: Resolving the Inconsistency between Global Goals and National Contributions.” Climate Policy, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 16–32. Taylor and Francis+NEJM, https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2016.1218320.

[23]. Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) | UNFCCC. https://unfccc.int/process/bodies/supreme-bodies/conference-of-the-parties-serving-as-the-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-paris-agreement-cma. Accessed 2 July 2023.

[24]. Tambo, Ernest, et al. “Tackling Air Pollution and Extreme Climate Changes in China: Implementing the Paris Climate Change Agreement.” Environment International, vol. 95, Oct. 2016, pp. 152–56. ScienceDirect, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.010.

[25]. Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Neutrality in China | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-021-00244-x. Accessed 30 June 2023.

For authors
Guide for authors Policies for authors Aims and scope Subscription Open access policy
For editors
Policies for editors Editorial board
For reviewers
Policies for reviewers Privacy policy

Cookies are used by this site.
Copyright © 2024 EWA Publishing, its licensors, and contributors. All rights reserved, including text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.