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Enforcing Your Own Human Rights? The Role of Social Norms in Compliance with Human Rights Treaties

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  • Violet Benneker

    (Institute of Political Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands)

  • Klarita Gërxhani

    (Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy)

  • Stephanie Steinmetz

    (Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland)

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.

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  • Violet Benneker & Klarita Gërxhani & Stephanie Steinmetz, 2020. "Enforcing Your Own Human Rights? The Role of Social Norms in Compliance with Human Rights Treaties," Social Inclusion, Cogitatio Press, vol. 8(1), pages 184-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:socinc:v8:y:2020:i:1:p:184-193
    DOI: 10.17645/si.v8i1.2166
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