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Abstract

When have regional organizations (ROs) adopted democracy, human rights, and the rule of law institutions? What does the institutional design feature? This chapter examines the adoption and design of regional institutions over time. Two original data sets form the basis for the descriptive analysis. They include information about the commitment to fundamental governance standards made by 73 ROs around the world as well as the institutional design of regional institutions for a representative sample of 23 ROs between 1945 and 2020. Regional institutions have proliferated around the world and have become more precise and broader over time, while there is no distinct pattern with regard to enforcement mechanisms. Despite increasing similarities of institutional designs, particularities persist, particularly across regions and across types of ROs.

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Notes

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    In this political declaration, the presidents and the ministers of foreign affairs proclaimed: “The Presidents reaffirmed that full respect for democratic institutions is an essential course for the existence and development of MERCOSUR” [Own translation from Spanish. “Los Presidentes ratificaron que la plena vigencia de las instituciones democráticas es un supuesto indispensable para la existencia y el desarrollo del MERCOSUR.”].

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Stapel, S. (2022). Patterns of Regional Democracy, Human Rights, and Rule of Law Institutions. In: Regional Organizations and Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law. Governance and Limited Statehood. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90398-5_3

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