4 Chi J Intl L 59
Richard L. Williamson, Jr.

This Article examines the question of whether parties are more likely to comply with hard law, soft law, or non-law measures in the context of multilateral arms control. The Article sets out in detail a variety of hypotheses about the compliance incentives for hard law, soft law, and non-law measures. The Article then examines the implications of these hypotheses in relation to various theories of international law. It concludes that the most effective arms control measures are widely-supported complex regimes that utilize a full complement of hard-law, soft-law and non-law measures.