The Role of Soft Law and The Interplay Between Soft Law and Hard Law in the Context of International Human Rights

This study sheds light on the issueof the role and significance of soft lawas an instrument of international law.On this basis, it attempts to present acomprehensive research by including anexamination and analysis regarding theconcept of ‘soft law’, its significance, andthe interplay between soft law and hardlaw in the context of international humanrights.Although soft law has not beenacknowledged as law due to lack of bindingcharacter, and deemed to be less significantin the field of international law, consideringthe significant role of soft law instrumentsin the law-making process of internationallaw and the ‘multifaceted and dynamic’interaction of soft law and hard law, theview disregarding the significance of softlaw seems to be ‘misleading’.In this context, the aim of this paperis to critically discuss the role of softlaw and the interaction of soft law andhard law in various dimensions, and alsoexplore the interplay between soft law andcustomary international law in the contextof international human rights in depth.

Yumuşak Hukukun Rolü ve Uluslararası İnsan Hakları Kapsamında Yumuşak Hukuk İle Sert Hukuk Arasındaki İlişki

Bu çalışma, uluslararası hukukun bir aracı olarak yumuşak hukukun rolüne ve önemine ışık tutmaktadır. Bu kapsamda, ‘yumuşak hukuk’ kavramı, önemi ve yumuşak hukuk ile sert hukuk arasındaki karşılıklı etkileşim konusunda uluslararası insan hakları bağlamında bir inceleme ve analiz içeren kapsamlı bir araştırma sunulmaya çalışılmıştır. Bağlayıcı nitelik taşımadığı için bir hukuk dalı olarak kabul edilmediği ve uluslararası hukuk alanında daha az önemli görüldüğü halde, uluslararası hukuka ilişkin hukuk oluşturma sürecinde yumuşak hukuk araçlarının önemli rolü ve yumuşak hukuk ile sert hukukun “çok taraflı ve dinamik” etkileşimi dikkate alındığında, yumuşak hukukun önemini dikkate almayan görüş “yanıltıcı” gibi görünmektedir. Bu bağlamda, bu makalenin amacı, yumuşak hukukun rolü ve yumuşak hukuk ile sert hukuk arasındaki etkileşimi çeşitli boyutlarda eleştirel bir yaklaşımla tartışmak ve uluslararası insan hakları bağlamında yumuşak hukuk ile uluslararası teamül hukuku arasındaki etkileşimi derinlemesine incelemektir.

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