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The Demise of Peace Treaties in Interstate War

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  • Fazal, Tanisha M.

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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.

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  • Fazal, Tanisha M., 2013. "The Demise of Peace Treaties in Interstate War," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 67(4), pages 695-724, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:67:y:2013:i:04:p:695-724_00
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    1. Joseph M Cox, 2020. "Negotiating justice: Ceasefires, peace agreements, and post-conflict justice," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 57(3), pages 466-481, May.

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