Soft Law, Solid Implementation? The Influence of Precision, Monitoring and Stakeholder Involvement on Norwegian Implementation of Arctic Council Recommendations
The Arctic Council has been criticized for its lack of legal status and, consequently, the supposedly low level of implementation among member states. Studying Norwegian implementation of six Arctic Council recommendations, this article challenges that view. I start by assuming that international la...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:21303e85e0324c55bb01f2a5e4489186 2023-05-15T14:21:31+02:00 Soft Law, Solid Implementation? The Influence of Precision, Monitoring and Stakeholder Involvement on Norwegian Implementation of Arctic Council Recommendations Ida Folkestad Soltvedt 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v8.639 https://doaj.org/article/21303e85e0324c55bb01f2a5e4489186 EN NO eng nor Cappelen Damm Akademisk NOASP https://arcticreview.no/index.php/arctic/article/view/639/1857 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-4562 2387-4562 doi:10.23865/arctic.v8.639 https://doaj.org/article/21303e85e0324c55bb01f2a5e4489186 Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 8, Iss 0, Pp 73-94 (2017) Arctic Council international law soft law national implementation Norway Law K article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.23865/arctic.v8.639 2022-12-31T08:40:38Z The Arctic Council has been criticized for its lack of legal status and, consequently, the supposedly low level of implementation among member states. Studying Norwegian implementation of six Arctic Council recommendations, this article challenges that view. I start by assuming that international law is not binary, that soft law is not a uniform phenomenon, and that soft law recommendations may entail certain characteristics—precision, monitoring, and stakeholder involvement—that can enhance their implementation nationally. Additionally, malignancy—an important barrier to national implementation—is taken into account. The Norwegian authorities have implemented several of the recommendations studied, and the characteristics are found to have a bearing on the outcomes. However, the absence of malignancy stands out as the most significant condition for achieving national implementation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Council Arctic Arctic review on law and politics Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Arctic Review on Law and Politics 8 0 |
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The Arctic Council has been criticized for its lack of legal status and, consequently, the supposedly low level of implementation among member states. Studying Norwegian implementation of six Arctic Council recommendations, this article challenges that view. I start by assuming that international law is not binary, that soft law is not a uniform phenomenon, and that soft law recommendations may entail certain characteristics—precision, monitoring, and stakeholder involvement—that can enhance their implementation nationally. Additionally, malignancy—an important barrier to national implementation—is taken into account. The Norwegian authorities have implemented several of the recommendations studied, and the characteristics are found to have a bearing on the outcomes. However, the absence of malignancy stands out as the most significant condition for achieving national implementation. |
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Soft Law, Solid Implementation? The Influence of Precision, Monitoring and Stakeholder Involvement on Norwegian Implementation of Arctic Council Recommendations |
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