Settle or litigate? Consequences of institutional design in the Inter-American system of human rights protection

Parente, Francesca

doi:10.1007/s11558-020-09412-y

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“…As noted in the introduction, several experts advocate institutional changes in the AMR regime, such as the inclusion of legally binding elements (Hoffman et al, 2019a;Pitchforth et al, 2022;Rochford et al, 2018;Rogers Van Katwyk et al, 2020). In contrast to studies comparing the effectiveness of hard and soft international agreements while controlling for other factors (Böhmelt & Pilster, 2010;Köppel & Sprinz, 2019;Parente, 2022;Tveit & Tørstad, 2023;Zangl, 2008), we cannot empirically assess the counterfactual effectiveness of a legalized AMR regime. However, we can note some implications of our theory and findings for institutional reform.…”

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Soft governance against superbugs: How effective is the international regime on antimicrobial resistance?

Heinzel,

Koenig-Archibugi

2023

Rev Int Organ

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the declining effectiveness of antibiotic medicines due to misuse are among the biggest threats to global health and a major challenge for global governance in this century. Since drug-resistant bacteria spread easily across borders, government policies that exacerbate or mitigate AMR affect other countries. International organizations and governments addressed the global public good of maintaining antimicrobial protection by creating a soft governance regime largely devoid of legally binding rules and enforcement mechanisms. This article presents a cross-national empirical assessment of the effectiveness of the international AMR regime combining novel data on national action plans and data on antibiotic consumption in 191 countries between 2000 and 2018. We find that the regime sets ambitious goals and achieves broad participation, substantial implementation, and meaningful change in the use of antibiotics. The involvement of the largest consumers of antibiotics has been crucial for both effectiveness and equity.

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Soft governance against superbugs: How effective is the international regime on antimicrobial resistance?

Heinzel,

Koenig-Archibugi

2023

Rev Int Organ

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Empowering your victims: Why repressive regimes allow individual petitions in international organizations

Schoner

2023

Rev Int Organ

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Is the Bad News about Compliance Bad News about Human Rights? Evidence from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Montal¹,

Pauselli²

2023

International Studies Quarterly

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How do authoritative international bodies decide that states have complied with their orders? Compliance research has mostly focused on how states react to rulings and how interest groups mobilize for and against compliance. Less has been said about how international bodies certify compliance with their orders in contexts of conflicting interests and incomplete information. Because in theory the seal of compliance could be given to different types and volumes of state actions, we argue that when nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) monitor implementation closely, international adjudicators will be more demanding in compliance certification, resulting in more protracted compliance monitoring processes. We test our expectations in the case of the Inter- American Commission of Human Rights and find that recommendations take longer to reach status of full compliance when more NGOs act as petitioners and when they have more experience with monitoring compliance. If NGOs help that more effective implementation receives an international organization's seal of approval, large numbers of orders without full compliance might not necessarily be bad news about human rights on the ground.

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Settle or litigate? Consequences of institutional design in the Inter-American system of human rights protection

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Soft governance against superbugs: How effective is the international regime on antimicrobial resistance?

Soft governance against superbugs: How effective is the international regime on antimicrobial resistance?

Empowering your victims: Why repressive regimes allow individual petitions in international organizations

Is the Bad News about Compliance Bad News about Human Rights? Evidence from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

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