Toward an understanding of state behavior in prolonged international negotiations

Downie, Christian

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Toward an understanding of state behavior in prolonged international negotiations

Date

2012

Authors

Downie, Christian

Publisher

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Abstract

Many of the most significant international treaty negotiations take years, and sometimes decades, to conclude. The international climate negotiations, trade negotiations, and law of the sea negotiations are all examples. Yet, notwithstanding their common