Soft Law

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Professor, Private law Department, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD. Graduate at Private Law, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

While traditional points of law are based on centralism and formalism, in the last decades contrasting approaches emerged that deny the traditional role of government in law. “Soft Law” is one of the main concepts in this viewpoint that is completely controversial. Although soft law has evidently a great influence in practice, it is still a relatively unstudied topic in Iran.
This article is an attempt to consider the arguments of opponents and proponents of soft law, its core characteristics, benefits and instruments. The article argues that both of soft law and hard law should be used to make legal development.

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Comparative Law Review
Volume 6, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring & summer
April 2015
Pages 251-276

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