The Legal Character of the Paris Agreement
The Legal Character of the Paris Agreement ArXiv ID: ssrn-2735252 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract From start to finish, the question of legal form or character was central to the Paris negotiations. The Paris agreement is a treaty within the definition of t Keywords: Paris Agreement, International Environmental Law, Climate Change, Treaty Law, Legal Form, Government Policy & Legal Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 1.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 0.5/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper discusses the legal character and treaty nature of the Paris Agreement, focusing on qualitative legal analysis rather than quantitative formulas or empirical backtesting. flowchart TD A["Research Goal<br>Determine legal character of Paris Agreement"] --> B["Methodology<br>Historical & doctrinal legal analysis"] B --> C["Data & Inputs<br>Negotiation records, treaty text, state practice"] C --> D{"Computational Process<br>Formal legal classification"} D -- "Treaty under VCLT" --> E["Outcome 1<br>Binding obligations under international law"] D -- "Hybrid with soft law" --> F["Outcome 2<br>Nationally Determined Contributions remain flexible"] E --> G["Key Finding<br>Agreement is legally binding treaty with differentiated commitments"] F --> G