Uncertainty, Context, and the Duration of International Agreements

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Author(s): Copelovitch, Mark S.; Putnam, Tonya L.
Date: 2007
Series: La Follette School Working Papers
Abstract: Why are some international agreements set up to operate indefinitely while others are of limited duration? This paper argues that "institutional context" — the existing legal and institutional environment in which states negotiate international agreements — is a significant determinant of states’ choices about the duration of international cooperation.
Permanent link: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/36256
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