Commitment and Compliance

Dinah Shelton: Introduction: Law, Non-Law and the Problem of 'Soft Law' PART I. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM 1: Christine Chinkin: Normative Development in the International Legal System 2: Compliance Theories Peter M. Haas: Choosing to Comply: Theorizing from International Relations and Comparative Politics Richard B. Bilder: Beyond Compliance: Helping Nations Cooperate 3: Challenges to the International Legal System Wolfgang H. Reinicke and Jan Martin Witte: Interdependence, Globalization, and Sovereignty: The Role of Non-binding International Legal Accords Mary Ellen O'Connell: The Role of Soft Law in a Global Order 4: Jonathan L. Charney: Commentary: Compliance with International Soft Law PART II. PERSPECTIVES ON COMPLIANCE WITH NON-BINDING NORMS 5: The Environment and Natural Resources Donald R. Rothwell: The General Assembly Ban on Driftnet Fishing Mohamed Ali Mekour: Pesticides and Chemicals: The Requirement of Prior Informed Consent Christopher C. Joyner: The Legal Status and Effect of Antarctic Recommended Measures Claire Shine: Selected Agreements Concluded Pursuant to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Alexandre Kiss: Commentary and Conclusions 6: Trade and Finance Beth Simmons: International Efforts against Money Laundering Naomi Roht-Arriaza: 'Soft Law' in a 'Hybrid' Organization: The International Organization for Standardization Laurence Boisson de Chazournes: Policy Guidance and Compliance: The World Bank Operational Standards Lyuba Zarsky: Environmental Norms in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum David A. Wirth: Commentary: Compliance with Non-binding Norms of Trade and Finance 7: Human Rights Erika B. Schlager: A Hard Look at Compliance with 'Soft' Law: The Case of the OSCE Francis Maupin: International Labor Organization: Recommendations and Similar Instruments Douglass Cassel: Inter-American Human Rights Law, Soft and Hard Christopher McCrudden: Human Rights Codes for Transnational Corporations: The Sullivan and McBride Principles Dinah Shelton: Commentary and Conclusions 8: Multilateral Arms Control David S. Gualtieri: The System of Non-proliferation Export Controls Barry Kellman: Protection of Nuclear Materials Richard L. Williamson, Jr.: International Regulation of Land Mines Abram Chayes and Dinah Shelton: Commentary 9: Edith Brown Weiss: Conclusions: Understanding Compliance with Soft Law Dinah Shelton: Editor's Concluding Note: The Role of Non-binding Norms in the International Legal System