What is the difference between "soft" and "hard" laws?

a. A soft law is easier to evade than a hard law.
b. A hard law is treaty law; a soft law is customary law.
c. Hard laws can be shattered more easily than soft laws.
d. Soft laws are made by states; hard laws are made by the international community.
e. Unlike a hard law, a soft law is nonbinding and attaches no penalty to noncompliance.


Answer: e

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