Recent research has shown that state reporting to human rights monitoring bodies is associated with improvements in rights practices, calling into question earlier claims that self-reporting is inconsequential. Yet little work has been done to explore the theoretical mechanisms that plausibly account for this association. This Article systematically documents—across treaties, countries, and years—four mechanisms through which reporting can contribute to human rights improvements: elite socialization, learning and capacity building, domestic mobilization, and law development. These mechanisms have implications for the future of human rights treaty monitoring.

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证据正在处理中：国际人权条约下的自我报告

最近的研究表明，国家向人权监督机构报告与人权实践的改进有关，这对早先声称的自我报告无关紧要的说法提出了质疑。然而，几乎没有做任何工作来探索合理解释这种关联的理论机制。本文跨条约、国家和年份系统地记录了报告可以促进人权改善的四种机制：精英社会化、学习和能力建设、国内动员和法律发展。这些机制对人权条约监督的未来有影响。