Keeping up With The Neighbors: Nonproliferation and Implementation of UNSCR 1540

Abstract

Liberal international relations theories predict that states with respect for the rule of law will more readily comply with their international obligations. This paper tests this prediction against compliance within the nonproliferation regime and specifically with UNSCR 1540, a resolution mandating that member nations enact domestic legislation to counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and certain dual use technologies. Using a rule of law measure based upon contract intensive money, the findings lend strong support for a positive relationship between rule of law states and compliance with nonproliferation norms. However, there is no support for the relationship between rule of law and implementation of specific UN-mandated tenets of UNSCR 1540. The influence of regional compliance is strong across both models. This study contributes to an understanding of the predictors of regime compliance, lending support to liberal theory and even the democratic peace literature.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 15, 2016
Accession Number
AD1037553

Entities

People

  • Sean F. Conroy

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Data Sets
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Judiciary
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies