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Spurious relationship – it depends on the type of dictatorship!!!

Dictatorships that practice high levels of torture appear more likely to enter into CAT than dictatorships with lower levels of torture. Spurious relationship – it depends on the type of dictatorship!!! Domestic institutions matter: “Closed” or “Multi-party”

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Spurious relationship – it depends on the type of dictatorship!!!

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  1. Dictatorships that practice high levels of torture appear more likely to enter into CAT than dictatorships with lower levels of torture • Spurious relationship – it depends on the type of dictatorship!!! • Domestic institutions matter: “Closed” or “Multi-party” • The Logic of Torture – more likely to occur where power is shared • Dictatorships with multiple parties grant concessions to interest groups within society. • Methodology: Hathaway data, CIRI data, Kaplan-Meier data • Dictatorships with multiple political parties are more likely to sign and ratify CAT than “closed” dictatorships. • Dictatorships with specific institutional arrangements may be more likely to enter into other types of international human rights related agreements • The CAT matters • “Int’l Organizations may find domestic allies organized under dictatorial institutions.”

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