Political Regime and International Law: the Dependence of the Nature of the Implementation of Norms

Abstract

This scientific article examines the relationship between such elements as the political regime of a state and the implementation of international legal norms. It is based primarily on the analysis of different types of political regimes, their institutional characteristics and practices of interaction with international legal obligations. Particular attention is paid to the mechanisms of adaptation of the above-mentioned principles depending on the level of democratisation, authoritarianisation and hybrid (ascending from the previously named) political regimes. The study intends to confirm the initial hypothesis that it is the system of public administration that has a direct impact on the speed, completeness, efficiency of implementation and enforcement of legal norms of the international community into national legal systems. Also, a comparative analysis of the regimes of power models
is conducted, identifying significant differences in the mechanisms of recognition and implementation of the legal burden arising from international agreements. In addition, to illustrate the topic in more detail, examples from the practice of inter-national organisations (such as the United Nations, the Council of Europe, etc.) and analyses how the norms are applied in different political situations are examined, and statistics from independent research centres are provided. The results show that democratic regimes tend to be oriented towards full and transparent implementation of international commitments. Whereas autocracies and hybrid states tend to be selective and strategic in their approach. As a result, the research highlights the importance of taking into account political factors for the development and implementation of international norms, as well as the need to adapt implementation mechanisms to different political regimes.