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The ICJ's advisory opinion is not legally binding but still carries significant political weight.

Speaking at an event on Wednesday, the prime minister said he hoped the evening would be an "early celebration of everything Irish and everything that binds the UK and Ireland together".

Hudson's directive, of course, is not binding, and there is nothing stopping lawmakers from continuing to hold in-person events.

This places the French police in a bind: They are trying to save lives.

In fact, in 1979 Gatwick's owners signed a legally binding agreement with the local council not to build another operational runway for at least 40 years.