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Part 3 The legitimacy of nonbinding instruments

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International Environmental “soft law”

Part of the book series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht ((BEITRÄGE,volume 247))

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The Common Rules of Procedure of the German Federal Ministries explicitly provide that each ministry should always verify whether the negotiation of a treaty is unavoidable or whether the pursued purpose can also be achieved by an arrangement below the level of binding international law.

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Friedrich, J. (2013). Part 3 The legitimacy of nonbinding instruments. In: International Environmental “soft law”. Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht, vol 247. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-44946-8_4

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