Fifty years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany, and seventy ye... more Fifty years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany, and seventy years after the Holocaust (Shoah in Hebrew), the two states are now close allies, with extensive ties on both official and societal levels. To show the importance of the formal and intentionally-limited negotiations on reparations in the overall process of transformation in the relations between the states (which will be referred to, noncommittally, as ‘reconciliation’), we analyze the early contacts between juvenile Israel and newly emerging West Germany and discuss the debates and difficulties surrounding them.
Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and th... more Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and the body of literature is correspondingly extensive. Although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations, its potential impact on actors’ compliance behavior has not been sufficiently explored to date. We examine the relationship between the two concepts, and posit that actors’ perceived justice considerations with a regime influence their compliance behavior. To illustrate the importance of including justice considerations in the study of compliance, we investigate Germany’s behavior as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the 1960–80s. The empirical illustration exemplifies how a member’s justice contentions, borne of an unjust regime, can lead to contested compliance and regime conflict. The case illuminates the need to broaden our understanding of compliance and its complexity in both conceptual and practical terms.
ABSTRACT Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relation... more ABSTRACT Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations. While it is a theoretically fascinating concept, its vital implications in the practical reality of international relations should necessitate no explanation. In the field of security in general, and arms control in particularly, it is of vital importance to maintaining agreement and sustaining a regime. The study of compliance, and more specifically, the introduction of new ways of thinking about and understanding compliance, is therefore of great importance and interest to both academics and practitioners. The body of literature on compliance in political science and international law is extensive. However, the possible influence of justice on compliance behavior has not been explored, although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations (not to mention its increasing saliency in a variety of disciplines such as evolutionary biology, anthropology and experimental economics). In this paper, we explore the relationship between justice and compliance, and posit that perceived justice contentions with a regime, as viewed by the actors themselves, carry an influence on these actors' compliance behavior within the regime. The paper explores the meaning of compliance interpretation and the role justice holds in the process. A particular methodological emphasis is given to the importance of focusing on justice as it is perceived by the actors themselves, through the analysis of their discourse. To illustrate the importance of including justice considerations in the study of compliance interpretations and transgressions, we investigate the case of Germany's behavior as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the 1960-70s. The empirical illustration exemplifies how a member's justice contentions, borne of an unjust regime, can lead to incompatible interpretations, regime conflict and non-compliance. The fascinating case illuminates the need to broaden our understanding of compliance, and its complexity in both conceptual and practical terms.
Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations. While ... more Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations. While it is a theoretically fascinating concept, its vital implications in the practical reality of international relations should necessitate no explanation. In the field of security in general, and arms control in particularly, it is of vital importance to maintaining agreement and sustaining a regime. The study of compliance, and more specifically, the introduction of new ways of thinking about and understanding compliance, is therefore of great importance and interest to both academics and practitioners. The body of literature on compliance in political science and international law is extensive. However, the possible influence of justice on compliance behavior has not been explored, although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations (not to mention its increasing saliency in a variety of disciplines such as evolutionary biology, anthropology an...
Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and th... more Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and the body of literature is correspondingly extensive. Although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations, its potential impact on actors’ compliance behavior has not been sufficiently explored to date. We examine the relationship between the two concepts, and posit that actors’ perceived justice considerations with a regime influence their compliance behavior. To illustrate the importance of including justice considerations in the study of compliance, we investigate Germany’s behavior as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the 1960–80s. The empirical illustration exemplifies how a member’s justice contentions, borne of an unjust regime, can lead to contested compliance and regime conflict. The case illuminates the need to broaden our understanding of compliance and its complexity in both conceptual and practical terms.
Fifty years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany, and seventy ye... more Fifty years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between Israel and Germany, and seventy years after the Holocaust (Shoah in Hebrew), the two states are now close allies, with extensive ties on both official and societal levels. To show the importance of the formal and intentionally-limited negotiations on reparations in the overall process of transformation in the relations between the states (which will be referred to, noncommittally, as ‘reconciliation’), we analyze the early contacts between juvenile Israel and newly emerging West Germany and discuss the debates and difficulties surrounding them.
Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and th... more Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and the body of literature is correspondingly extensive. Although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations, its potential impact on actors’ compliance behavior has not been sufficiently explored to date. We examine the relationship between the two concepts, and posit that actors’ perceived justice considerations with a regime influence their compliance behavior. To illustrate the importance of including justice considerations in the study of compliance, we investigate Germany’s behavior as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the 1960–80s. The empirical illustration exemplifies how a member’s justice contentions, borne of an unjust regime, can lead to contested compliance and regime conflict. The case illuminates the need to broaden our understanding of compliance and its complexity in both conceptual and practical terms.
ABSTRACT Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relation... more ABSTRACT Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations. While it is a theoretically fascinating concept, its vital implications in the practical reality of international relations should necessitate no explanation. In the field of security in general, and arms control in particularly, it is of vital importance to maintaining agreement and sustaining a regime. The study of compliance, and more specifically, the introduction of new ways of thinking about and understanding compliance, is therefore of great importance and interest to both academics and practitioners. The body of literature on compliance in political science and international law is extensive. However, the possible influence of justice on compliance behavior has not been explored, although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations (not to mention its increasing saliency in a variety of disciplines such as evolutionary biology, anthropology and experimental economics). In this paper, we explore the relationship between justice and compliance, and posit that perceived justice contentions with a regime, as viewed by the actors themselves, carry an influence on these actors' compliance behavior within the regime. The paper explores the meaning of compliance interpretation and the role justice holds in the process. A particular methodological emphasis is given to the importance of focusing on justice as it is perceived by the actors themselves, through the analysis of their discourse. To illustrate the importance of including justice considerations in the study of compliance interpretations and transgressions, we investigate the case of Germany's behavior as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the 1960-70s. The empirical illustration exemplifies how a member's justice contentions, borne of an unjust regime, can lead to incompatible interpretations, regime conflict and non-compliance. The fascinating case illuminates the need to broaden our understanding of compliance, and its complexity in both conceptual and practical terms.
Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations. While ... more Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations. While it is a theoretically fascinating concept, its vital implications in the practical reality of international relations should necessitate no explanation. In the field of security in general, and arms control in particularly, it is of vital importance to maintaining agreement and sustaining a regime. The study of compliance, and more specifically, the introduction of new ways of thinking about and understanding compliance, is therefore of great importance and interest to both academics and practitioners. The body of literature on compliance in political science and international law is extensive. However, the possible influence of justice on compliance behavior has not been explored, although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations (not to mention its increasing saliency in a variety of disciplines such as evolutionary biology, anthropology an...
Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and th... more Compliance is a central concept in both the study and practice of international relations, and the body of literature is correspondingly extensive. Although justice has already been shown to play an important role in international negotiations, its potential impact on actors’ compliance behavior has not been sufficiently explored to date. We examine the relationship between the two concepts, and posit that actors’ perceived justice considerations with a regime influence their compliance behavior. To illustrate the importance of including justice considerations in the study of compliance, we investigate Germany’s behavior as a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty during the 1960–80s. The empirical illustration exemplifies how a member’s justice contentions, borne of an unjust regime, can lead to contested compliance and regime conflict. The case illuminates the need to broaden our understanding of compliance and its complexity in both conceptual and practical terms.
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