But implementation and enforcement are patchy.
Laws and regulations do matter, but they are not enough if implementation and enforcement don't follow.
Human rights advocacy group Human Rights First said the report demonstrated gaps in implementation and enforcement of US sanction regimes.
The session considered the vital role of the judiciary (including public prosecutors and auditors) in the implementation and enforcement of environmental law.
By ceasing whaling and whale meat trade, Japan could bolster the integrity of international agreements and help strengthen their implementation and enforcement.
"And even where the laws exist, the implementation and enforcement of those laws can be poor — even in the most progressive countries".
According to Amnesty International, weaknesses of implementation and enforcement are robbing Cambodian women of the power to defend themselves or their interests both before and after psychological or physical violence by an intimate partner or family member(s).
Emerging technologies for tracing and identifying wildlife in trade are being developed and utilised, and cooperative implementation and enforcement efforts are actively promoted and strengthened, such as though the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime.
He said, "Congress wants to take credit for passing reforms but then go into the back rooms and gut the reforms at the level of interpretation, implementation and enforcement".
The report stemmed from a petition filed in 1997 in Ohio by several environmental groups that complained about the state's implementation and enforcement of many environmental programs under Mr. Schregardus's control.
Such measures should have clear strategies for implementation and enforcement.
