There are soft laws and there are hard laws.

有软法律，也有硬法律。

You can be punished for breaking a hard law.

你可以因为违反硬性法律而受到惩罚。

There are two main types of law: soft laws, which are more like political commitments or aims, and hard laws.

软法律和硬法律，前者更像是政治承诺，政治目标。

But love is very hard. And it goes bad for you if you violate the hard law of love

但是爱是非常艰难的，如果你违反了爱的法则，那就对你有害了。

So, if a state ratifies a hard law and then does something that is against the letters and spirits of the law, then you can actually file a case against the state.

如果一个国家签署了一项硬法律，却做了违反法律条文及法律精神的事情，你便可以对这个国家提起诉讼。