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Associated British Foods (ABF), which is both a major sugar producer and the owner of the retail clothing chain Primark, took responsibility for its suppliers by signing up, along with 80 other clothing brands, to a legally
binding
building-safety agreement supported by trade unions and the Bangladeshi government.
The EU Council’s common position on arms exports is legally
binding
on all EU states.
And, because the agreement is not legally
binding
on its signatories, the only sanction it permits is to “name and shame” countries that fail to deliver.
Indeed, after nearly two decades of trying, the best climate deal that countries have been able to agree on is one that imposes no real obligations, sets no
binding
emissions targets, and requires no specific actions by anyone.
With developing countries fearing the impact of
binding
limits on carbon emissions on their economic growth, and with insufficient support in the US Congress, a global treaty appears unlikely in 2010 as well.
The economy in 2013 was held back by tax increases, government spending cuts mandated by the sequester process, the temporary government shutdown, and the possibility that a
binding
debt ceiling would require further cuts in government outlays.
These concerns have driven Russia to demand that the US sign a
binding
treaty that limits the speed, location, and capabilities of its missile defenses and includes mandatory transparency provisions – even as Russian officials acknowledge that the US Senate would never ratify such a treaty.
It should include a comprehensive and
binding
revision clause ensuring that the state of public finances and collective investment needs are reassessed at the halfway point.
The US government’s recent statements in favor of a “political” agreement rather than a “legally binding” accord is yet another indication that official declarations alone will produce precisely such a result.
Resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peacefully requires two parallel steps: a guarantee of non-resumption of military hostilities, and a clear, mutually
binding
blueprint for reaching a final settlement.
But the UN resolution is, unfortunately, not a
binding
document.
Another important internal aspect of an EU energy security policy must be a
binding
pan-European common energy policy that better coordinates national government infrastructure and distribution projects.
Thus a strengthened EU energy solidarity is vital, with every country in Europe helping via
binding
“solidarity clauses” to guarantee the energy supplies of others in an emergency – whether that emergency is deliberate or accidental.
For example, many states now believe that the prohibition on intentionally targeting civilians is binding, and they act on that basis by actually limiting their battlefield tactics.
He looked forward to the coming of an age of rational statesmanship, when every prime minister and foreign minister would recognize that regardless of the matter in dispute,
binding
arbitration between nations was a better strategy than war.
For years, negotiators had been working toward an ambitious,
binding
agreement to limit greenhouse-gas emissions, and the world’s attention was directed toward Denmark.
When the conference in Copenhagen took place, the world was still reeling from the near-collapse of global finance, prominent politicians were questioning whether human activity was responsible for climate change, and industry groups were campaigning against
binding
emission cuts.
In recent arms-control negotiations, however, Russian policymakers have rejected informal arrangements, insisting that the US negotiate formal, legally
binding
treaties.
The force
binding
atomic nuclei is a special case of the “strong force,” one of the four fundamental forces in nature, and is extremely difficult to investigate, because it acts very quickly and violently.
We suggested a new, legally
binding
treaty system of mutual security guarantees to ensure equal security throughout Europe.
Although the inclusion of voluntary targets has the merit of creating global momentum, this approach is unlikely to result in commitments that are both
binding
and commensurate to the challenge.
We believe that non-nuclear-weapon states also deserve legally
binding
assurances against the threat or use of nuclear weapons.
In the next five years, we need to create a new economic vision for sustainable development and forge global consensus on a
binding
climate change agreement.
In some respects, the US Senate’s insistence that it play a role in approving the nuclear deal reflects a kind of back-to-the-future mindset: surely if the SALT and START agreements were legally
binding
treaties between two states, so must an agreement with Iran.
No Spanish governing party has ever had a democratic mandate to negotiate a
binding
independence referendum for Catalonia, and that fact is unlikely to change now.
And, given the lack of
binding
instruments to stop member states from moving toward authoritarianism, avoiding such an outcome will not be easy.
This may include a legally
binding
convention; a political declaration of principles to guide conduct; or operational commitments with goals, targets, and indicators of success, combined with a robust monitoring mechanism.
If diplomacy prevails, and international arrangements are crafted carefully, one could imagine an outcome similar to the 2015 Paris climate agreement:
binding
commitments in some areas, non-binding guiding principles in others, and a shared promise by member states to take concrete action and to report their progress regularly.
First, clarity is needed on ambitious, legally
binding
emission-reduction targets for industrialized countries.
Accepting as
binding
the verdict of a relatively narrow majority of voters (most of whom were less informed than the average citizen about the question on which they were voting) is an entirely different matter.
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