Abstract Why states comply with international law has long been at the forefront of and relations scholarship. The compliance discussion largely focused on negative incentives. We argue that there is another, undertheorized mechanism: rewarding. provide a typology illustrations how rewards can be applied. Furthermore, we explore rationale, potential, limitations rewarding, drawing rationalist p...

in their to implement international treaties – as the most important source of international law – member states are likely to face two questions: 1. as regards the interpretation of the concerned treaty, with whom does the competency and jurisdiction rest an international judicial authority or specific authorities of the member state? in the latter case, which authority will enjoy such compete...