However, in many countries, the laws and regulations often go unenforced, and violators go unpunished.

It further shows the challenges to the implementation of resolution 1701, namely, an unenforced arms embargo along the Lebanese-Syrian border and the presence of Hizbullah on the ground.

The committee had "urged Member States to ban headscarves and hijab at least at primary school, in order to anchor more firmly the right to be a child and to ensure genuine and unenforced freedom of choice at a later age."

The level of restructured commercial liabilities is equal to that of unenforced public-law liabilities.

The Special Rapporteur was informed that, in many civil cases, court judgements remained unenforced owing to opposition of either the parties or social organizations.

Unenforced law is an invitation to anarchy.