A legal framework could also contain a combination of legally binding and non binding elements.

Prohibition and prevention international non binding texts

Prohibition and prevention regional non binding texts

Assistance and return international non binding texts

Assistance and return regional non binding texts

(b) Non binding recommendations

Although the Programme is not a legally binding document in itself, many of the important issues addressed therein such as the right to health and employment issues are already included in existing, legally binding international instruments.

But the Set was not a legally binding instrument.

(k) A legally binding instrument such as a stand alone convention.

(ii) Development of different possible scenarios of legal framework on all types of forests with legally binding and non binding instruments

The Declaration voted upon today is not binding.

Their opinions could not be binding.

Such arrangements could be binding or non binding there was no need to adopt more definitive language.

We have no assurance that it is to be politically binding.

To our mind, it is imperative that the instrument be legally binding.

(c) It would not be legally binding under international law

Legally binding Instrument to Prevent the Weaponization of Outer Space

We must conclude a universal, unconditional and legally binding instrument ensuring the security of States that do not possess nuclear weapons.

China did not consider the Declaration binding.

Women have the right to sign all types if obligating legal documents on their own behalf, even those that are related to credits, material property, and commercial transactions.

The interpretative declaration of the New York Convention is not considered to have binding force.

(i) A non legally binding instrument such as an enriched and stronger version of the current international arrangement on forests

Recommendations by monitoring bodies, however, could not be legally binding.

Forests affect, and are directly and indirectly affected by, a considerable number of binding and non binding instruments, each having a particular focus and mandate that determines its scope in respect of forests.

The disarmament process should be carried out within the framework of legally binding instruments.

Lesotho therefore regrets the inability on the part of the Open ended Working Group on small arms to adopt a legally binding document.

These steps could take the form of an internationally legally binding instrument.

The conclusionf the Complaints Committee are not binding upon the parties.

In the discussion following these presentations, questions were raised with regard to the issue of accountability, as the Millennium Development Goals were not legally binding but were linked to legally binding international human rights instruments.

No binding human rights treaty had yet entered into force.

Obligations and recommended measures on questions related to the sale and trafficking in children are to be found in a wide range of instruments of public and private law, of an international and regional, binding and non binding, general and focused nature.

Although our preference has always been a legally binding document, we are encouraged by the recent agreement on the text of a politically binding international instrument to enable States to identify and trace, in a timely and reliable manner, illicit small arms and light weapons.

We hope these international recommendations will soon become universally binding instruments for all states.

First, international precedent tells us that nuclear fuel delivery contracts are unreliable, and no legally binding international document or instrument exists to guarantee the delivery of nuclear fuel.

The reports point out that a legal instrument and a non legally binding approach would be very similar in terms of objectives, goals and principal targets and also note that a legally binding instrument would strengthen the political commitment to sustainable forest management and give forest issues high political visibility.

The NPT is one of the most important legally binding multilateral instruments for maintaining and reinforcing international peace, security and stability all the States parties are extremely committed to it.

As such, they are subject to the general principle of publicity of normative acts, usually enshrined in the Constitution and further elaborated in the administrative law, under which to be legally binding a normative act has to be published in the specified media.

In this connection, it was pointed out that, in order to be effective, an exclusive jurisdiction clause must bind third parties.

(g) Consequently, the political arena does not appear to be in favour of drawing up binding rules

The background document containing the compilation of country views prepared for the meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group and the report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group itself (E CN.18 2005 2), contained detailed information and analysis of a range of legally binding and non binding options.

The idea of giving more legal force to the Standards of Conduct by including certain elements into more binding legislation such as the Staff Regulations and Rules was, overall, a good one.

The office carries a five year term and is not subject to a binding mandate.

As far as the normative dimension is concerned, the work of ILO focuses on the application and promotion of international labour standards, namely international labour conventions, which are binding, and international labour recommendations, which are non binding.

The decisions of the Chamber are final and binding.

The paper invited the Working Group to consider the draft guidelines as a starting point, which could, at a later stage, be transformed into an international legally binding instrument.