| Article | The «soft law» concept in the European Union |
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| Authors | Smyrnova K. |
| Name of magazine | Legal journal «Law of Ukraine» (Ukrainian version) |
| Issue | 3-4 / 2012 |
| Pages | 329 - 336 |
| Annotation | The article is devoted to the analysis if doctrine & practice of implementation of soft law concept in the EU. EU soft law concerns the rules of conduct that find themselves on the legally non-binding acts, decision-making process of them is not defined in statutory acts. It was proposed & described different classifications of legal instruments that have the character of recommendation. Practical mechanisms of application of soft law acts were specified, especially that are used in external relations of the EU with third countries particularly with Ukraine. Soft law lays down the foundations for the adopting binding acts by institutes of the EU. |
| Keywords | soft law, European Union, sources of the EU Law, legal acts of the EU. |
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