Commitment and Compliance: The Role of Non-binding Norms in the International Legal SystemDinah Shelton Oxford University Press, 2003 - 560 pages Commitment and Compliance is the first book to evaluate the impact of state behavior 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 norms can be used effectively to supplement or substitute for legally binding obligations forms the heart of this discussion. |
Contents
Law NonLaw and the Problem of Soft Law | 1 |
Compliance Theories | 58 |
Helping Nations Cooperate | 65 |
Challenges to the International Legal System | 75 |
The Role of Soft Law in a Global Order | 100 |
Compliance with International Soft | 115 |
The Environment and Natural Resources | 136 |
The Legal Status and Effect of Antarctic Recommended | 163 |
The World Bank Operational | 281 |
Environmental Norms in the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation | 303 |
Compliance with NonBinding Norms of Trade | 330 |
Human Rights | 345 |
Multilateral Arms Control | 465 |
Protection of Nuclear Materials | 486 |
International Regulation of Land Mines | 505 |
Commentary | 521 |
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