Ghafele, Roya; Mercer, Angus - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
responsibility. Soft law instruments, such as voluntary standards and framework agreements have been roundly criticised for being … tracing its development. Through examining the use of soft law by the Global Compact, we argue that although many question or … dismiss its non-binding approach, it provides an illustrative example of the benefits of soft law over harder forms of …