State Participation in International Treaty Regimes

Why do some states resist entering into international treaty regimes while others demonstrate eagerness to participate? Drawing on United Nations treaty ratification data from three different issue areas - arms control, environment and human rights - this volume focuses on the United States and China to study the participation patterns of democracies and non-democracies in international treaty regimes.

Srini Sitaraman is Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and International Relations, Clark University, USA.