Symposium: The Psychology of International Law

• Teichman, Doron 1
• Zamir, Eyal 2

Abstract

This article introduces the concept of nudge – low-cost behaviourally informed modes of regulation that influence people’s decisions without limiting their choice set – into the behavioural analysis of international law. It sketches out the pathways through which nudges might influence the behaviour of countries, and highlights the normative implications associated with utilizing these regulatory tools in the international arena. That done, the article presents numerous case studies that demonstrate how nudges such as defaults, goals and rankings are integrated into the international legal terrain.

• 1Jacob I. Berman Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and visiting professor of law, Columbia Law School, New York, USA
• 2Augusto Levi Professor of Commercial Law, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel