This article introduces the Continent of International Law (COIL) research project on
international agreement design. COIL stems from the conviction that the International …

At the beginning of 2012, the 17 countries of the eurozone and eight of the ten remaining
countries of the EU reached an agreement on the Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination, and …

When states face an international cooperation problem requiring enforcement, when do they
decide to make that enforcement formal versus informal? I introduce a research design for …

The European Union (EU) has tried to bridge decisionmaking by qualified majority and
unanimity over the years by expanding qualified majorities (consensus) or by making …

This chapter explores how regional courts have produced innovations that have expanded
the reach of human rights norms. The stability of human rights norms is a necessary illusion …

Looking at a random sample of international agreements across the issues areas of
economics, environment, human rights, and security, it is striking that human rights …

Attacks on international shipping by pirates operating from Somalia have captured the public
imagination and international headlines since the mid-2000s. Increased attention to the …

Аннотация В статье детально рассмотрены исторические нюансы и теоретические
подходы к становлению и развитию правотворческого процесса по вопросам …

This working paper was presented at the international workshop" Game Theory in
International Relations at 50", organized and coordinated by Professor Jacint Jordana and …

Looking at a random sample of international agreements across the issue areas of
economics, environment, human rights, and security, it is striking that human rights …