According to Hall's diagnosis, leaders are mistaking compliance with commitment, creating a thorny obstacle to true engagement.
We have committed to ensure regular monitoring of compliance with the commitments stemming from the code.
And who will monitor compliance with the commitments undertaken at Lough Erne?
McDonald's said its compliance with these commitments would be verified by a third-party institution.
"We will remain vigilant and we will continue to monitor all aspects of Microsoft's compliance with its commitments in the future," he said.
Perhaps U.S. integrity in finance, security and other areas would be called into question, as research demonstrates that these types of policies often rest on the United States' reputation for compliance with its commitments.
American officials have called on the International Monetary Fund to play a stronger role in mediating exchange-rate disputes and in evaluating the G-20 members' compliance with their commitments.
Framers of international agreements, no less than the authors of private contracts, can choose between self enforcement and coercive third-party mechanisms to induce compliance with the commitments they make.
Making his most extensive remarks to date on the looming confrontation with Iraq, after meetings here with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, Mr. Putin said the most urgent issue was how to return inspectors to Iraq to verify that country's compliance with its commitments to dismantle nuclear, biological and chemical weapons programs.
Mr. DeGolyer said that if the new law made people wary about discussing subjects like the finances of state-owned Chinese enterprises or China's compliance with its commitments to the World Trade Organization, Hong Kong's main economic role as a gateway to China could be ruined.
