Philosophy of “Soft Law” as a Universal Regulator of International Relations Management

Authors

Volodymyr ORTYNSKYI Lviv Polytechnic National University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9041-6330
Valentina SHAMRAYEVA V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
Ihor ZEMAN Lviv National University named after Ivan Franko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3252-6491
Ivanna LISNA Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University
Oksana VALETSKA Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v20i4.501

Keywords:

philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of “soft law”, law, international

Abstract

Soft law is a set of rules and guidelines, the legal force of which is at the “negotiation” stage. It has ap- peared in international law since the 1970s as one alternative to international treaties, used in cases where, for various reasons, the parties do not want or cannot commonly decide or to sign an international treaty. Agreements of this kind do not create legal obligations between the contracting parties (under the princi- ple, contracts must be respected) but only set political obligations, observing which is at the discretion of the parties. The primary purpose of the study is to analyze the philosophy of “soft law” in the context of international management of relations. The principal object of the research is the essence and significance of the philosophy of “soft law” as such. The major results of our research are to determine the essence and significance of the philosophy of “soft law” in the context of international relations.

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Author Biographies

Volodymyr ORTYNSKYI, Lviv Polytechnic National University

PhD, Doctor of Science in Law, Director of the Institute of Law, Psychology and Innovative Education of the Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine. His areas of interest include philosophy, law, philosophical understanding of the law. Ortynskyi is the author of 100 scientific articles.

Valentina SHAMRAYEVA, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

PhD, Doctor of Political Science, Professor of the Department of International and European Law, Department of International and European Law, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine. Her areas of interest include philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of “soft law”, law. Valentina Shamrayeva is the author of 100 scientific articles.

Ihor ZEMAN, Lviv National University named after Ivan Franko

PhD in Law at Lviv National University named after Ivan Franko, Lviv, Ukraine. His areas of interest include philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of “soft law”, law, international. Ihor Zeman is the author of 60 scientific articles.

Ivanna LISNA, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Head of History and Theory of Law Department, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Her areas of interest include philosophy, philosophy of law, philosophy of “soft law”, law. Ivanna Lisna is the author of 40 scientific articles.

Oksana VALETSKA, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of History and Theory of Law Department at Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Her areas of interest include philosophy, philosophy of law, and philosophy of “soft law”. Oksana Valetska is the author of 20 scientific articles.

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2021-12-24

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ORTYNSKYI, V., SHAMRAYEVA, V., ZEMAN, I., LISNA, I., & VALETSKA, O. (2021). Philosophy of “Soft Law” as a Universal Regulator of International Relations Management. WISDOM, 20(4), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.24234/wisdom.v20i4.501

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