The Impact of International Law on International Cooperation : Theoretical Perspectives

This 2004 book aims at advancing our understanding of the influences international norms and international institutions have over the incentives of states to cooperate on issues such as environment and trade. Contributors adopt two different approaches in examining this question. One approach focuses on the constitutive elements of the international legal order, including customary international law, soft law and framework conventions, and on the types of incentives states have, such as domestic incentives and reputation. The other approach examines specific issues in the areas of international environment protection and international trade. The combined outcome of these two approaches is an understanding of the forces that pull states toward closer cooperation or prevent them from doing so, and the impact of different types of international norms and diverse institutions on the motivation of states. The insights gained suggest ways for enhancing states' incentives to cooperate through the design of norms and institutions. Aiming To Advance Our Understanding Of The Influences International Norms And International Institutions Have Over The Incentives Of States To Cooperate On Issues Such As Environment And Trade, This Book Adopts Two Different Approaches In Examining This Question. Introduction / Eyal Benvenisti And Moshe Hirsch -- International Law And International Relations Theory : A Prospectus / Anne-marie Slaughter -- Pathways To International Cooperation / Kenneth W. Abbott And Duncan Snidal -- Customary International Law As A Judicial Tool For Promoting Efficiency / Eyal Benvenisti -- Reputation, Compliance And Development / George W. Downs And Michael A. Jones -- Rethinking Compliance With International Law / Edith Brown Weiss -- Compliance With International Norms In The Age Of Globalization : Two Theoretical Perspectives / Moshe Hirsch -- Compliance And Non-compliance With International Norms In Territorial Disputes : The Latin American Record Of Arbitrations / Arie M. Kacowicz -- International Trade And Domestic Politics : The Domestic Sources Of International Trade Agreements And Institutions / Helen V. Milner, B. Peter Rosendorff And Edward D. Mansfield -- Human Rights, Developing Countries And The Wto Constraint : The Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor? / Petros C. Mavroidis -- Back To Court After Shrimp-turtle : India's Challenge To Labor And Environmental Linkages In The Ec Generalized System Of Preferences / Robert Howse. Edited By Eyal Benvenisti, Moshe Hirsch. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book aims at advancing our understanding of the influences international norms and international institutions have over the incentives of states to cooperate on issues such as environment and trade. The different contributions to this book adopt two different approaches in examining this question. One approach focuses on the constitutive elements of the international legal order, including customary international law, soft law, and framework conventions, and on the types of incentives states have, such as domestic incentives and reputation. The other approach examines closely specific issues in the areas of international environment protection and international trade. The combined outcome of these two approaches is a more refined understanding of the forces that pull states toward cooperating more closely or prevent them from doing so, and the impact of different types of international norms and diverse institutions on the motivation of states. The insights gained suggest ways for enhancing states' incentives to cooperate through the design of norms and institutions. Emerging from international society, international law reflects the particular characteristics of this society, as well as the relationships among the actors in the system. This analysis advances our understanding of the influences of international norms and international institutions on international cooperation. Its contributors cast new light on the factors enhancing, or impeding, cooperation among states. The insights gained suggest ways for enhancing states' incentives to cooperate through the design of norms and institutions. This 2004 book explores the influences international norms and international institutions have over the incentives of states to cooperate on issues such as environment and trade. Contributors adopt two different approaches in examining this question and suggest ways for enhancing states' incentives to co-operate through the design of norms and institutions.