International law is so fundamentally distinct from domestic law that some even question whether it is the law at all. Unlike domestic law, in which the state can create, enforce,
Feb 2025
Previous studies in Psychology have identified Psychological Entitlement (PE) as an important variable that affects a wide variety of attitudes and behaviors in humans. PE is an individual-level character trait
Jan 2024
How does international shaming and praising affect domestic support for joining international agreements? Many scholars have examined the role of shaming in leading countries to support international agreements, and a
Jan 2024
Incumbent Responses to Armed Groups in Nigeria and Kenya
Under what conditions do incumbents support, tolerate, or try to rein in armed groups within their borders? The paper argues that incumbents strategize toward armed groups in ways that help
Apr 2022
Torture works (sometimes). That rather non-committal declaration might risk me being labelled pro-torture by some. At least, that’s the feeling I get from my past experiences. For example, early in
Jan 2022
Do security guarantees affect people’s willingness to spend their country’s “blood and treasure” in a military crisis? Recent research finds that international legal commitments reshape domestic policy preferences. However, the
Apr 2021
Analyzing Mass Attitudes Toward the International Court of Justice
This paper analyzes public attitudes about the International Court of Justice (ICJ). We explore two questions: (1) Why are some people in favor of submitting their country’s disputes to the
Mar 2020
Engendering justice: women and the prosecution of sexual violence in international criminal courts
Does the participation of women in international criminal courts enhance the provision of gender justice? Scant scholarly attention has been paid to women as prosecutors, despite the pivotal role that
Mar 2020
Why language matters: Shaping public risk tolerance during deterrence crises
Despite the obvious the risks involved in deterrence bargaining, we know surprisingly little about how the public evaluates risk during a crisis. A limited deterrence scholarship considers domestic preferences and
Jul 2018
Why Governments Cede Sovereignty: Evidence From Regional Human Rights Courts
This study examines a government’s decision to cede authority over fundamental questions of policy to international organizations. Explanations for delegation to international institutions focus on the benefits of “locking in”
