self-enforcing
adjective
self-en·forc·ing
ˌself-in-ˈfȯr-siŋ 
: containing in itself the authority or means that provide for its enforcement
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Advocates of the Geneva Conventions argue that a self-enforcing set of rules is at least more powerful than no rules at all.
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Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2011
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Charli Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2011
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“Self-enforcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-enforcing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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