Those who favor the forum's approach say the free trade goal, if not a legal commitment, is a political one.

It said that the group also wanted "to respect our international legal commitments."

What happens if we don't meet these legal commitments?

This was due to a legal commitment by Kodak to provide the process for 30 years.

We need legal commitment and the only way to get it is through the courts.

Some lawyers say that would mean a legal commitment to join the single currency.

It is, of course, possible to have legal commitments to do absolutely nothing.

The issue also has to do with moral and legal commitments.

In the text seen by the Guardian, that legal commitment would not begin until next year.

"The only question is, have they allowed us to fulfill our legal commitments under the contract?"