Democracies and dictatorships differ in terms of their time horizons. Governments in democracies know that the political system will continue after they leave office, whereas autocrats see the survival of the regime and of the government as being identical. This makes democrats more interested in international legal commitments, which constrain the state even after the government is gone. Further, democracies are subject to greater demands for transparency. Authoritarians, in contrast, are more risk averse. Drawing on these differences, the chapter develops a distinction between prodemocratic international law, pro-authoritarian international law, and regime-neutral international law.