The Commission's decisions are not binding however, it has been shown in practice that they are usually adhered to.

Moreover, the Indian Claims Commission is an advisory body whose recommendations are not binding upon the federal government.

The Declaration voted upon today is not binding.

However, this practice would not be legally binding.

Nor do the memoranda of understanding drawn up by national financial regulators offer hope of salvation. According to the FMLC paper, they are usually the subject of interpretative disagreement, are not legally binding, do not benefit from any binding dispute resolution mechanisms, and do not prevent national authorities from acting unilaterally.

It would appear that the opinions expressed by the nuclear Powers are mainly political statements which are not legally binding upon their authors.

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.

Since then, the CODEXTER has held 6 meetings, and several intergovernmental committees of experts are currently working on the elaboration of various legal instruments, of binding (conventions) and not binding (recommendations) nature according to the issues dealt with.

His concern is buttressed by the fact that diplomatic assurances are not legally binding and thus have no sanctions for their violation.

It is not an institution created to negotiate legally binding instruments.

(d) Diplomatic assurances are not legally binding. It is therefore unclear why States that violate binding obligations under treaty and customary international law should comply with non binding assurances. Another important question in this regard is whether the authority providing such diplomatic assurances has the power to enforce them vis à vis its own security forces

The failure of Copenhagen was not the absence of a legally binding agreement.

Some of the relevant instruments create binding legal obligations, and others do not.

He objected to the pardons when consulted, but his views were not binding.

And they swear by Allah their most binding oaths (that) Allah will not raise up him who dieth. Nay, but it is a promise (binding) upon Him in truth, but most of mankind know not,

And they swear by Allah their most binding oaths (that) Allah will not raise up him who dieth. Nay, but it is a promise (binding) upon Him in truth, but most of mankind know not,

These common positions and Council regulations are binding on States members of the European Union.

These common positions and Council regulations are binding on States members of the European Union.

He reiterates that diplomatic assurances are not legally binding and undermine existing obligations of States to prohibit torture, are ineffective and unreliable in ensuring the protection of returned persons, and therefore shall not be resorted to by States.

And it is binding on a town which We destroy that they shall not return.

And it is binding on a town which We destroy that they shall not return.

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

There are also guidance documents prepared by HOAs, aimed primarily at the humanitarian community, that address the issue of military support for humanitarian activities, but they are not easily usable by the peacekeeping force and not binding for missions.

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

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.

Those guidelines and legally binding norms did not need to relate solely to the underlying right.

However, the Court did not pronounce itself on the conceptual possibility of the existence of rules binding automatically on States of a region and binding other States in their relationship with those States.

We are, unfortunately, not able to see merit in a voted, non binding political declaration, as such a text will not be the expression of the will of the world community as a whole.

(b) Non binding recommendations

The Royal Monetary Authority can issue freeze orders and directives to the financial institutions, which are binding.

Although it is a political and not a legally binding declaration, the issue of definitions nonetheless arises.

Participants in this session emphasized that human rights are binding obligations on Governments and are the foundation of peace, security and development.

Although the committee's decisions are not binding, if it concludes that the medical examination breached the Act in some way, this will generally benefit the complainant's case in civil proceedings.

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.

Such multilateral treaties remain binding not only between those states not participating in war but between the belligerents and the non participants.

The extracts are taken not only from treaties but also from non binding instruments such as declarations and resolutions of intergovernmental organizations as well as codification proposals of non governmental organizations.

Its independence was secured not only by national legislation within the member states, but also by a treaty between them. Treaties are more binding than national legislation, because they are more difficult to revoke, amend, or repeal.

Unlike the Set and the above mentioned OECD recommendations, the Uruguay Round agreements are legally binding and are backed by strong dispute settlement mechanisms.

In that regard, Cuba considers that the adoption of new legally binding measures on this topic is not justified.

Rulings of the Human Rights Chamber are final and binding, even though the Chamber is not, in legal terms, a domestic institution, and therefore it is not subject to internal (Entity or cantonal) legal norms of the judicial system.

While those recommendations are not binding on WTO members and they have yet to be formally considered, some of them might have implications for the organization and functioning of the multilateral trading system.

Existing moratoria on nuclear tests are welcomed signs of restraint, but they can be terminated unilaterally and are no substitutes for a legally binding compact.

They are responsible for ensuring that local partners get together to develop a coordinated approach and enter into binding agreements.

(5) A preliminary order shall be binding on the parties but shall not be subject to enforcement by a court.

The commitments under the Paris Declaration were not legally binding, and therefore depended on the political will of the signatories.