MAKING EU SOFT LAW LEGALLY BINDING. CHALLENGES FOR THE LEGISLATIVE PRACTICE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
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Abstract
Soft law norms are a phenomenon that is gaining enormous importance within EU legislation,
both qualitatively and quantitatively. Despite the theoretically undisputed characteristics of soft law acts –
their non-binding or non-enforceable character, they constitute a lasting challenge for a national legislature
in the process of implementation of EU law. This is due to the “graduated normativity” od certain soft law
acts which made legally binding on an ad hoc basis, by referring to them in legally binding (hard law) EU
acts. There are several ways to manage the implementation of such acts into national law. Ideally, a successful
implementation process requires the synergy of the EU and national legislature, which starts in the process
of EU act negotiation.
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