soft law instrument

C4537
concept

A soft law instrument is a non-binding agreement, guideline, or standard that influences behavior and shapes legal expectations without having formal, enforceable legal force.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
soft law instrument canonical 31
international legal instrument (non‑binding) 3
international soft law instrument 3

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: soft law instrument
Generated description
A soft law instrument is a non-binding agreement, guideline, or standard that influences behavior and shapes legal expectations without having formal, enforceable legal force.

Instances (42)

Instance Via concept surface
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration —
Global Code of Ethics for Tourism —
Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health —
General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration
surface form: General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)
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UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity —
General Comments
surface form: General Comments (UN Human Rights Committee)
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UNESCO Recommendation concerning the preservation of, and access to, documentary heritage including in digital form —
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)
surface form: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314
soft law document
Human Rights Council resolutions international legal instrument (non‑binding)
Global Compact on Refugees non‑binding international instrument
Employment Guidelines EU soft law measure
Agenda 21 —
Stockholm Declaration —
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development —
United Nations General Assembly resolution 3235 (XXIX) international legal instrument (non‑binding)
Principles Relating to Remote Sensing of the Earth from Outer Space non‑binding international instrument
Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space —
OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises international soft law instrument
OECD Principles of Corporate Governance international soft law instrument
Voluntary Guidelines on the Right to Food —
Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests —
Declaration on Friendly Relations —
Forest Principles —
Paris Principles —
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV) soft law document
Draft Principles on the Allocation of Loss in the Case of Transboundary Harm Arising out of Hazardous Activities non-binding international legal instrument
Guiding Principles on Unilateral Declarations of States Capable of Creating Legal Obligations set of non-binding guidelines
Earth Charter —
recommendations of the World Intellectual Property Organization —
IOSCO Principles of Securities Regulation —
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners —
Country-Specific Recommendations —
Article 3: Social dimensions provision of international law soft-law instrument
UN General Assembly resolution 70/1 —
UNESCO declarations —
United Nations General Assembly resolution 1654 (XVI) international legal instrument (non‑binding)
UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency —
UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules —
OECD guidelines on corporate governance of state‑owned enterprises
surface form: OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State‑Owned Enterprises
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UN Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment international soft law instrument
Declaration on Human Rights Defenders —
UK Corporate Governance Code —