Although scholars are increasingly able to explain why states (do not) comply with human rights treaties, the role of social norms in compliance has been neglected. This is remarkable because human rights often directly address social norms. Our study aims to contribute to the existing literature by providing quantitative and qualitative evidence on the relationship between citizens’ social norms and compliance with human rights treaties. The quantitative results provide strong support for such a relationship. The findings from the additional qualitative analysis suggest that bargaining over (and thus changing) social norms is an important process through which compliance with human rights can be influenced.

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行使自己的人权？社会规范在遵守人权条约中的作用

尽管学者越来越有能力解释为什么国家（不）遵守人权条约，但是社会规范在遵守中的作用却被忽略了。这之所以引人注目，是因为人权常常直接涉及社会规范。我们的研究旨在通过提供有关公民社会规范与遵守人权条约之间关系的定量和定性证据，为现有文献做出贡献。定量结果为这种关系提供了有力的支持。其他定性分析的结果表明，就社会规范进行讨价还价（并因此而发生变化）是一个重要的过程，可以通过这一过程来影响对人权的遵守。