Definition(s)
In international law: guidelines, policy declarations, or codes of conduct that set standards of conduct but are not legally binding. (Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2007)
Hierarchy
Broader: Environmental Rule of Law
Narrower: code of conductdeclaration
In other languages
French
droit non contraignant
Russian
мягкие нормы права
Spanish
derecho indicativo
Chinese, Simplified
软法
Arabic
قانون غير ملزم
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