Commitment and Compliance: The Role of Non-Binding Norms in the International Legal System

by Dinah Shelton

2020-12-31 18:07:09

Commitment and Compliance is the first book to evaluate the impact of state behaviour of international norms adopted in forms that are not legally binding. The use of such `soft law'' has increased dramatically with the proliferation of international... Read more
Commitment and Compliance is the first book to evaluate the impact of state behaviour of international norms adopted in forms that are not legally binding. The use of such `soft law'' has increased dramatically with the proliferation of international organizations. Whether and how such normscan be used effectively to supplement or substitute for legally binding obligations forms the heart of this discussion.In the study, a project of the American Society of International Law, the authors look at four subject areas in international law: human rights, environment, arms control, and trade and finance, assessing the use of non-binding norms in each field and whether such norms engender state compliancewith them. The discussion also generally addresses the nature of international law and the role on non-binding norms in the international legal system. Less

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ISBN9780198298083
Dinah Shelton is Emeritus Manatt/Ahn Professor at the George Washington University Law School. She served as a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2010-2014) and in 2010 she was p...

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