Tuesday, July 17, 2012

New Issue: New York University Journal of International Law and Politics

The latest issue of the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (Vol. 44, no. 3, Spring 2012) is out. Contents include:
  • Symposium: From Rights to Reality: Mobilizing for Human Rights and Its Intersection with International Law
    • Beth A. Simmons, Reflections on Mobilizing for Human Rights
    • Geoff Dancy & Kathryn Sikkink, Ratification and Human Rights Prosecutions: Toward a Transnational Theory of Treaty Compliance
    • James R. Hollyer & B. Peter Rosendorff, Do Human Rights Agreements Prolong the Tenure of Autocratic Ratifiers?
    • Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel, Beth Simmons's Mobilizing for Human Rights: A "Beyond Compliance" Perspective
    • Eric A. Posner, Some Skeptical Comments on Beth Simmons's Mobilizing for Human Rights
    • Edward T. Swaine, Ersatz Treaties
    • Joel P. Trachtman, Who Cares About International Human Rights? The Supply and Demand of International Human Rights Law