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'This superb book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of international treaty-making and implementation. Moving beyond the thin conception of treaties so common in the international relations literature, McInerney draws on management theory to broaden the conceptual frame, while providing concrete suggestions for improving treaty performance. His approach promises to reinvigorate multilateral treaties as a form of international cooperation. This book is a must-read for international law scholars and practitioners.' Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School 'Treaties have proliferated to affect many different domestic regulatory domains. Yet at the same time there is cynicism about treaties. States, in the eyes of many, will renege on their treaty obligations if it is in their interests to do so. In this highly innovative book Thomas F. McInerney identifies and analyses practices of what he terms 'strategic treaty management'. Understanding these practices is central to helping state and non-state actors realize the promise of treaties they have negotiated. Written with great clarity and drawing together different disciplinary contributions, this book provides scholars and practitioners with a deep understanding of the operational life of treaties.' Peter Drahos, Australian National University, Canberra

Advance praise: 'This superb book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of international treaty-making and implementation. Moving beyond the thin conception of treaties so common in the international relations literature, McInerney draws on management theory to broaden the conceptual frame, while providing concrete suggestions for improving treaty performance. His approach promises to reinvigorate multilateral treaties as a form of international cooperation. This book is a must-read for international law scholars and practitioners.' Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School Advance praise: 'Treaties have proliferated to affect many different domestic regulatory domains. Yet at the same time there is cynicism about treaties. States, in the eyes of many, will renege on their treaty obligations if it is in their interests to do so. In this highly innovative book Thomas F. McInerney identifies and analyses practices of what he terms 'strategic treaty management'. Understanding these practices is central to helping state and non-state actors realize the promise of treaties they have negotiated. Written with great clarity and drawing together different disciplinary contributions, this book provides scholars and practitioners with a deep understanding of the operational life of treaties.' Peter Drahos, Australian National University, Canberra

'This superb book makes a major contribution to the theory and practice of international treaty-making and implementation. Moving beyond the thin conception of treaties so common in the international relations literature, McInerney draws on management theory to broaden the conceptual frame, while providing concrete suggestions for improving treaty performance. His approach promises to reinvigorate multilateral treaties as a form of international cooperation. This book is a must-read for international law scholars and practitioners.' Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School 'Treaties have proliferated to affect many different domestic regulatory domains. Yet at the same time there is cynicism about treaties. States, in the eyes of many, will renege on their treaty obligations if it is in their interests to do so. In this highly innovative book Thomas F. McInerney identifies and analyses practices of what he terms 'strategic treaty management'. Understanding these practices is central to helping state and non-state actors realize the promise of treaties they have negotiated. Written with great clarity and drawing together different disciplinary contributions, this book provides scholars and practitioners with a deep understanding of the operational life of treaties.' Peter Drahos, Australian National University, Canberra '... the strength of the book is to invite all those who examine and analyze multilateral treaties not to neglect their form, processes and outcomes while also emphasizing the need for treaties to be managed in a strategic manner, not haphazardly.' Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Academic Council of the United Nations System (www.acuns.org)

Advance praise: 'Treaties have proliferated to affect many different domestic regulatory domains. Yet at the same time there is cynicism about treaties. States, in the eyes of many, will renege on their treaty obligations if it is in their interests to do so. In this highly innovative book Thomas F. McInerney identifies and analyses practices of what he terms 'strategic treaty management'. Understanding these practices is central to helping state and non-state actors realize the promise of treaties they have negotiated. Written with great clarity and drawing together different disciplinary contributions, this book provides scholars and practitioners with a deep understanding of the operational life of treaties.' Peter Drahos, Australian National University, Melbourne

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Thomas F. McInerney is Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. He counsels multilateral organizations, treaty secretariats, international NGOs and governments on treaty management, international law and development. He is the founder of the Treaty Effectiveness Initiative, which provides research, publications, training and policy advice to improve the performance of multilateral treaties and international organizations. He is also a Visiting Fellow with the Regulatory Institutions Network (RegNet) at Australian National University. His writing and speeches concern international law, global governance, regulation and international development.

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