‘Soft Law’ in the Mechanism of the International and National Protection of the Constitutional Electoral Rights
Journal: Krytyka Prawa
Year: 2020

The publication explores the phenomenology and content of 'soft law' in the inter national and national law and reveals the designation of 'soft law' in protecting the electoral rights of the citizens. 'Soft law' is intended to mean optional interna tional documents, most of which are resolutions of the intergovernmental organi sations containing statements, commitments, guidelines, common positions or statements on policy or intentions. 'Soft law' documents are usually adopted by the statutory