{"id":6268,"date":"2013-03-05T09:33:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T14:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/?p=6268"},"modified":"2013-10-03T20:07:57","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T00:07:57","slug":"getting-to-rights-treaty-ratification-constitutional-convergence-and-human-rights-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/2013\/03\/getting-to-rights-treaty-ratification-constitutional-convergence-and-human-rights-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Rights: Treaty Ratification, Constitutional Convergence, and Human Rights Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Article examines the adoption of rights in national constitutions in the post-World War II period in\u00a0light of claims of global convergence. Using a comprehensive database on the contents of the world\u2019s\u00a0constitutions, we observe a qualified convergence on the content of rights. Nearly every single right has\u00a0increased in prevalence since its introduction, but very few are close to universal. We show that international\u00a0rights documents, starting with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, have shaped the\u00a0rights menu of national constitutions in powerful ways. These covenants appear to coordinate the behavior\u00a0of domestic drafters, whether or not the drafters\u2019 countries are legally committed to the agreements (though\u00a0commitment enhances the effect). Our particular focus is on the all-important International Covenant on\u00a0Civil and Political Rights, whose ratification inclines countries towards rights they, apparently, would\u00a0not otherwise adopt. This finding confirms the complementary relationship between treaty ratification and\u00a0domestic constitutional norms, and suggests that one important channel of treaty efficacy may be through\u00a0domestic constitutions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/ilj\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2013\/03\/HLI102.pdf\">Read full article (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Article examines the adoption of rights in national constitutions in the post-World War II period in\u00a0light of claims of 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