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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/de46899792b0cd75 https://verfassungsblog.de/soft-law-clout/ Soft Law’s Increasing Clout Lashyn, Serhii eng 2024-09-16 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 CJEU EU EU Soft Law Soft law EU Soft law Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The non-binding nature of soft law is rather self-evident, yet, its influence is growing, as reflected in the recent Jemerak case, decided on 5 September 2024. While the judges in Luxembourg explicitly stated that the Commission’s guidance document had no effect on their interpretation of Union law whatsoever, their decision de facto indirectly reviewed that document. I argue that the Jemerak case exemplifies the growing significance of soft law.