Seismology provides the key technology for monitoring the occurrence of underground nuclear explosions. A new International Monitoring System (IMS) which is being established under the provisions of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty has begun its work in conjunction with a new International Data Centre in Vienna, and this work is likely to continue to develop even though prospects for e...

Embedded in a larger qualitative research framework on organizational effectiveness, this paper explores the role of small treaty secretariats—conceptualised as a distinct type of intergovernmental organizations—in international politics. Although the relevance of bureaucratic actors in international negotiations and regime implementation has been acknowledged by a number of scholars, IR resear...

we try the best to scrutinize the process of cooperation and especially the convergence between russian and north atlantic treaty based on constructivism theory. both sides have continued the enmity after terminating cold war and collapse of russia, despite of change in international structure and patterns. both sides could have solved common needs and problems through more cooperation and coll...

despite being the member of the international disarmament and non-proliferation conventions i.e. non-proliferation treaty (npt), chemical weapons convention (cwc) and biological weapons convention (bwc) which include their own specific export control regimes, some developed countries established parallel export control regimes that are against their commitments under aforementioned internationa...

I show that there is a trade-off in the design of international agreements between depth and rigidity. Increasing the depth of required cooperation both lowers the likelihood of compliance with the treaty and decreases the stability of the regime. In contrast, as the rigidity of an agreement increases (and there is less opportunity for tolerated defection from treaty obligations), the likelihoo...

Most countries have acceded to at least one global or regional covenant or treaty confirming the right to health. After years of international discussions on human rights, many governments are now moving towards practical implementation of their commitments. A practical example may be of help to those governments who aim to translate their international treaty obligations into practice. WHO's E...

in the system of international law, individuals enjoy some rights and states are initially obliged to grant of these rights, especially in the field of human rights and humanitarian law. if this obligation is not fulfilled, the responsible state has to compensate the injured individuals based on special rules of treaty laws and general rules of international responsibility, including customary ...

The Nonproliferation Review/Fall 1997 40 Ronald B. Mitchell is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Oregon. His book Intentional Oil Pollution at Sea: Environmental Policy and Treaty Compliance, published in 1994 by The MIT Press, received the 1995 International Studies Association Sprout Award for best book on international environmental politics. He has...

a Convention Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to: Haik Nikogosian (e-mail: [email protected]). This month marks the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). This Convention is unique for two...