Open AccessPhilosophy of “Soft Law” as a Universal Regulator of International Relations Management
Author(s) -
Volodymyr Ortynskyi,
Valentina SHAMRAYEVA,
Ihor Zeman,
I.S. Lisna,
Oksana Valetska
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2738-2753
DOI - 10.24234/wisdom.v20i4.501
Subject(s) - soft law , law , treaty , political science , philosophy of law , discretion , international law , negotiation , principal (computer security) , context (archaeology) , comparative law , law and economics , sociology , computer science , paleontology , biology , operating system
Soft law is a set of rules and guidelines, the legal force of which is at the “negotiation” stage. It has ap- peared in international law since the 1970s as one alternative to international treaties, used in cases where, for various reasons, the parties do not want or cannot commonly decide or to sign an international treaty. Agreements of this kind do not create legal obligations between the contracting parties (under the princi- ple, contracts must be respected) but only set political obligations, observing which is at the discretion of the parties. The primary purpose of the study is to analyze the philosophy of “soft law” in the context of international management of relations. The principal object of the research is the essence and significance of the philosophy of “soft law” as such. The major results of our research are to determine the essence and significance of the philosophy of “soft law” in the context of international relations.