Administrative and Expert Monitoring of International Treaties

Any regime formed by agreement between parties inevitably follows a natural three-part progression: first, mutual co-operation; second, creation and codification of norms; and finally, monitoring compliance with these norms. Administrative and Expert Monitoring of International Treaties is an in-depth examination of these monitoring controls in some of the world’s major international organisations and other treaty regimes. The editor, one of the foremost and most experienced authorities in this specialised but crucially important field, shows how monitoring is used in the common interest to ensure the stability and growth of global standards in such diverse areas as human rights, environmental protection and arms control.