Behavior of states in international institutions: voting patterns in the Human Rights Commission UN (1995-2005)

Author(s)

Camila Lissa Asano

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2009-05-08

Examining board members

Maria Herminia Brandao Tavares de Almeida; Michelle Ratton Sanchez; Rafael Antonio Duarte Villa

• Advisor: Maria Herminia Brandao Tavares de Almeida

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the performance of the States in international institutions based on a case study on the United Nations (UN) Commission on Human Rights (CHR). The States´ votes were used as the main source of information to compare their behavior at the Commission, more precisely, to analyze the converging and diverging voting patterns among the Commission Member-States from 1995 to 2005. The research question that guided this study was if there the CHR would present voting patterns that allow the identification of States´ behavior in it. The results of the empirical study provide inputs for certain behaviors to be identified and for new research questions to be raised. (AU)