The Demise of Peace Treaties in Interstate War

• Autores: Tanisha M. Fazal
• Localización: International Organization, ISSN-e 1531-5088, Vol. 67, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 695-724
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The conclusion of peace treaties following war was a norm of international politics for millennia. Since approximately 1950, however, the rate at which interstate wars have ended with a formal peace treaty has declined dramatically. I argue that the costs of concluding peace treaties have risen with the development of the modern canon of the law of war. Using an original data set, I find that states today prefer to avoid admitting to a state of war and risk placing their leaders and soldiers at risk of punishment for any violations of the law of war.