Recent research has shown that state reporting to human rights monitoring bodies is associated with improvements in rights practices, calling into question earlier claims that self-reporting is inconsequential. Yet little work has been done to explore the theoretical mechanisms that plausibly account for this association. This Article systematically documents- A cross treaties, countries, and years-four mechanisms through which reporting can contribute to human rights improvements: Elite socialization, learning and capacity building, domestic mobilization, and law development. These mechanisms have implications for the future of human rights treaty monitoring.
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Creamer, C. D., & Simmons, B. A. (2019). The Proof Is in the Process: Self-Reporting under International Human Rights Treaties. American Journal of International Law. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/ajil.2019.70
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