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The politics of treaty signature: the role of diplomats and ties that bind
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The literature on international cooperation through legal commitments focuses chiefly on treaty ratification. What has received much less attention is that before states ratify treaties, they commit to treaties through the act of signature. This paper addresses this research gap by investigating how a state’s decision to sign a treaty is affected by its diplomatic representation during treaty negotiations. Conceptualizing signature as a commitment step, we argue that participation in treaty n...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 603.5KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1163/15718069-12341361
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- Publisher:
- Brill Publisher's website
- Journal:
- International Negotiation Journal website
- Volume:
- 22
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 521–543
- Publication date:
- 2017-09-26
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-02-12
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1571-8069
- ISSN:
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1382-340X
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pubs:681408
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uuid:c7e69654-43f2-4f96-8cdd-c450600e969b
- Local pid:
- pubs:681408
- Source identifiers:
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681408
- Deposit date:
- 2017-02-22
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- Copyright holder:
- Koninklijke Brill NV
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Brill at: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718069-12341361
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