Normative Development in the International Legal System
Normative Development in the International Legal System
This chapter analyzes the structure of traditional international law and the conceptual bases for a distinction between legally binding and non-binding norms. It considers the debate of whether ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law are distinct categories or end points on a continuum. It reviews various non-binding instruments and their uses, developing a criteria for identifying ‘soft’ law among the multitude of international texts adopted by international actors.
Keywords: international law, legally binding norms, non-binding norms, hard law, soft law
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