Gopalan, Sandeep (2007) India-Pakistan Relations: Legalization and Agreement Design. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 40 (3). ISSN 0090-2594

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Abstract

This article examines agreements between India and Pakistan to determine if there are design features that played a role in their success or failure. I show that India and Pakistan share attributes that are particularly well suited for a positive correlation between increased legalization and compliance, that the law plays a role in strengthening norms, and that legalizing commitments can create compliance constituencies that act as constraining influences on governments.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	India; Pakistan; international law; Kashmir; Indus River Waters Treaty; Simla Agreement; Nuclear weapons;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
Item ID:	2455
Depositing User:	Prof. Sandeep Gopalan
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2011 14:53
Journal or Publication Title:	Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Publisher:	Vanderbilt University Law School
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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