The French and the Japanese are already saying they don't view this summit statement as binding.
The statement is not binding and only provides for contingency planning (all of which has been done before).
The US ambassador Susan Rice, backed by Russia, insisted the statement was legally binding – just like a resolution – but other diplomats and officials disagreed.
Following the ruling, Google has implemented a system where individuals can make a legally binding statement, requesting particular links be removed from searches on their name.
Unlike a council resolution, the statement was not binding and, at China's insistence, contained no threat of sanctions.
But then, in the comments that provoked speculation about the possibility of a change, he said, "In general, however, there is no one who can predict developments in Iraq in such a way that he could make such a binding statement".
But then, in the part of his remark that provoked speculation about a possible change in German policy, Mr. Struck continued, "In general, however, there is no one who can predict developments in Iraq in such a way that he could make such a binding statement".
The military said last week that it planned to impose its own "declaration of basic principles" to guide the drafting of a constitution, apparently yielding to liberals' requests for some binding statement of rights to protect them against the possibility of an Islamist takeover.
As such, we could not give a clear statement about the binding factors involved.
Student-athletes accepted to ACE are asked to submit a binding statement of intent within a week of receiving notification from the ACE office.
The former are usually billed in advance to the jury as matters of argument, not evidence, and are likely viewed as the statements of advocates; the latter, we have often recognized, are viewed as definitive and binding statements of the law". 494 U.S. at 384 (citing cases) (citation omitted).
