Commitment and Compliance

Introduction: Law, Non-Law and the Problem of 'Soft Law' ; PART I. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM ; 1. Normative Development in the International Legal System ; 2. Compliance Theories ; Choosing to Comply: Theorizing from International Relations and Comparative Politics ; Beyond Compliance: Helping Nations Cooperate ; 3. Challenges to the International Legal System ; Interdependence, Globalization, and Sovereignty: The Role of Non-binding International Legal Accords ; The Role of Soft Law in a Global Order ; 4. Commentary: Compliance with International Soft Law ; PART II. PERSPECTIVES ON COMPLIANCE WITH NON-BINDING NORMS ; 5. The Environment and Natural Resources ; The General Assembly Ban on Driftnet Fishing ; Pesticides and Chemicals: The Requirement of Prior Informed Consent ; The Legal Status and Effect of Antarctic Recommended Measures ; Selected Agreements Concluded Pursuant to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ; Commentary and Conclusions ; 6. Trade and Finance ; International Efforts against Money Laundering ; 'Soft Law' in a 'Hybrid' Organization: The International Organization for Standardization ; Policy Guidance and Compliance: The World Bank Operational Standards ; Environmental Norms in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum ; Commentary: Compliance with Non-binding Norms of Trade and Finance ; 7. Human Rights ; A Hard Look at Compliance with 'Soft' Law: The Case of the OSCE ; International Labor Organization: Recommendations and Similar Instruments ; Inter-American Human Rights Law, Soft and Hard ; Human Rights Codes for Transnational Corporations: The Sullivan and McBride Principles ; Commentary and Conclusions ; 8. Multilateral Arms Control ; The System of Non-proliferation Export Controls ; Protection of Nuclear Materials ; International Regulation of Land Mines ; Commentary ; 9. Conclusions: Understanding Compliance with Soft Law ; Editor's Concluding Note: The Role of Non-binding Norms in the International Legal System