Effectuating Public International Law Through Market Mechanisms?

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Vol. 165, No. 1, pp. 33-57

U. of St.Gallen Law & Economics Working Paper No. 2008-21

CLPE Research Paper No. 34/2008

27 Pages Posted: 2 Sep 2008 Last revised: 16 Jul 2014

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Anne van Aaken

Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods; University of Hamburg, Law School

Date Written: October 31, 2008

Abstract

Traditionally, the enforcement of Public International Law (PIL) was a task of states: the addressees and the enforcers of PIL were states. That has changed recently. Whereas the influence of private market actors on the making of PIL has been extensively analyzed, the influence of private market actors on the enforcement has been neglected although the idea of using private interests in order to foster social goals has a long history. This article draws on theoretical insights of a rational-choice approach to PIL in order to analyze the prerequisites of effectuating PIL through private market actor incentives and market mechanisms.

Keywords: Public International Law, Enforcement, Market mechanisms

JEL Classification: K33, F55, F59

Suggested Citation

van Aaken, Anne and van Aaken, Anne, Effectuating Public International Law Through Market Mechanisms? (October 31, 2008). Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Vol. 165, No. 1, pp. 33-57, U. of St.Gallen Law & Economics Working Paper No. 2008-21, CLPE Research Paper No. 34/2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1262189

Anne Van Aaken (Contact Author)

University of Hamburg, Law School ( email )

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Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods ( email )

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