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| Beth Simmons
Rewards for Ratification: Payoffs for Participating in the International Human Rights Regime? Richard Nielsen, Beth Simmons, June 2015, Paper. "Among the explanations for state ratification of human rights treaties, few are more common and widely accepted than the conjecture that states are rewarded for ratification by other states. These rewards are expected to come in the form of tangible benefits--foreign aid, trade, and investment--and…
| Beth Simmons
Rewards for Ratification: Payoffs for Participating in the International Human Rights Regime? Beth A. Simmons, March 24, 2014, Paper. "Among the explanations for state ratification of human rights treaties, few are more common and widely accepted than the conjecture that states are rewarded for ratification by other states. These rewards are expected to come in the form of tangible benefits – foreign aid, trade and investment – and intangible…
| Beth Simmons
Bargaining over BITs, Arbitrating Awards: The Regime for Protection and Promotion of International Investment. Beth A. Simmons, 2014, Book Chapter. "The regime for international investment is extraordinary in public international law and controversial in many regions of the world. This article explores two aspects of this set of rules: its decentralization and the unusual powers it gives to private actors to invoke dispute settlement.…