COERCIVENESS OF INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTIONS, DECLARATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Abstract

This study addresses the need for a reformulation of the sources of international law, particularly the status of resolutions, declarations, and recommendations from international organizations, which are traditionally considered soft law, meaning voluntary norms without immediate coercive force. The aim is to propose that these instruments be recognized as legally binding and coercive, thereby providing greater effectiveness and legitimacy to the international legal system. A structuralist and positivist methodology was used, along with documentary and bibliographic research. The results indicate that transforming these norms into binding sources would strengthen international law and its ability to respond to global challenges.

Keywords: International Acts; International Cooperation; International Humanitarian Law; International Law; Internacional Relations.