A Theoretical and Empirical Study of International Law and Territorial Disputes in the Twentieth Century

该项目涉及对国际法在管理和解决国际安全争端方面所起作用的理论和经验研究。 提出假设是为了回答两个核心问题。 首先，国际法原则对与其他国家发生领土争端的国家的外交和军事政策有什么影响？ 第二，国际法原则如何影响第三方对领土争端采取的立场，以及它们是否进行干预以支持争端方之一？ 一个系统的理论命题的测试进行使用的原始数据集的领土争端，从1900年至2000年的统计分析。 该项目的成果将为理解国内和国际条件作出重要的理论贡献，这些条件有助于确定国家和国际机构是否受到国际法原则的强烈影响。 从经验上讲，系统和广泛的测试应提供一个强有力的基础，就国际法在国际安全事务中的因果影响得出可推广的结论，特别是国际法是否在民主国家解决冲突的政策中发挥核心作用。

This project involves a theoretical and empirical study of the role played by international law in the management and resolution of international security disputes. Hypotheses are developed to answer two central questions. First, what impact do principles of international law have on the diplomatic and military policies of states that are involved in territorial disputes with other states? Second, how do principles of international law influence the positions taken by third parties toward territorial disputes and whether they intervene to support one of the disputants? A systematic test of theoretical propositions is conducted using statistical analyses of an original dataset of the population of territorial disputes from 1900 to 2000. The results of this project should make important theoretical contributions to understanding the domestic and international conditions that help to determine whether states and international institutions are influenced strongly by principles of international law. Empirically, the systematic and wide-ranging tests should provide a strong basis for drawing generalizable conclusions about the causal effects of international law in international security affairs and, in particular, whether international law plays a central role in the conflict-resolution policies of democratic states.