Limits of the analysis Sample Clauses

Limits of the analysis. The above analysis shows that some of the criteria regarded as crucial in literature are not widely reflected in Parties’ submissions. This, however, does not need to imply that Parties do not support these criteria or that the criteria are not relevant. We are aware that Parties might not mention specific criteria even though they do support these and consider them as relevant. There are manifold reasons why Parties might chose to omit mentioning certain aspects at a specific point in time, although they would possibly support them. First, negotiations of the 2015 Agreement are still in an early stage, and Parties’ submissions consequently do not yet cover all potential parts of the 2015 Agreement. Some groups have only made a very limited number of submissions so far, which do not shed much light on their positions. Second, Parties might choose to elaborate only on those criteria that they want to put particular emphasis on. While academic articles aim for comprehensiveness, the Parties’ and groups’ submissions have the purpose of highlighting and protecting individual interests. To pursue these national and group-specific interests it may be necessary to leave out certain issues to underline others. Third, there may be strategic reasons for omitting relevant aspects at a given point in time, as the negotiations are a highly political process. Parties may keep ideas for a later stage of negotiations in order not to ‘burn’ their proposals. They might consider it too early to express their views, given that necessary ground work needs to be done first. For example, it might be too early to elaborate on a possible compliance mechanism, if Parties have not yet agreed on the legal nature of the commitments. Similarly, talking about appropriate institutions might be premature given that the functions of the 2015 Agreement are still open to discussion.