1. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS FOR RECOGNITION
Sjur Bergan
Council of Europe

2. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENT
Formal written act adopted in the framework of an international organization or diplomatic conference binding on the States that have adopted it.
Depending on the character of the instrument, it may be binding or non-binding.
An instrument may allow States to make reservations against one or more provisions.

3. TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS Convention Recommendation Declaration
Code of good practice
[Compendium of Good Practice]

4. CONVENTION Treaty between States Binding on parties
Competence of State authorities?
Reservations?
Implementation?

5. RECOMMENDATION Adopted by governments, addressed to governments
Less binding
Moral support in national policy making
Reservations?
Competence of state authorities?
Implementation?

6. DECLARATION Statement adopted by an international body Non-binding
Makes view of the body known
Can exert moral pressure
Implementation?

7. CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE
Adopted by an international body competent in the subject area
Non-binding
Statemetn on what the body considers good practice
Moral pressure
Support in national policy making

8. COMPENDIUM OF GOOD PRACTICE
Not legal text
Collection of examples
Indirect statement on what a competent international body considers good practice
Source of inspiration to others workign in the same area
Support in national policy making?

9. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
Necessary but not sufficient
Implementation essential