Essays about: "Principal-Trustee theory"

Found 1 essay containing the words Principal-Trustee theory.

  1. 1. Who watches the watchmen and do they need watching?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anders Nordenskjöld; [2012]
    Keywords : UN Treaty Body system; Principal-Agent theory; Principal-Trustee theory; Strengthening process; Public International Law; Human Rights; Human Rights Treaty Bodies; Human Rights Committee; United Nations; Independence; Delegation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the independence of the UN treaty bodies, both in its entirety and the autonomy of the individual treaty body members. Since independence is very difficult to measure empirically, this paper uses the theoretical framework of Principal-Trustee theory as a tool by which the independence can be understood. READ MORE