RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
African Ministers Criticize Foreign Indictments
Category: Human Security
April 30, 2008
Last week African ministers of justice gathered at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa to protest European indictments of government officials. A draft resolution signed by African ministers states that “the abuse of the principle of universal jurisdiction by some non-African states is a great affront to sovereignty.” READ MORE...
Special Representative Proposes Corporate Responsibility Framework
Category: Global Regulation
April 30, 2008
In his most recent report to the Human Rights Council, John Ruggie, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, proposed a “framework for business and human rights.” According to Mr. Ruggie, the problem with human rights and business is found in “governance gaps” that have been created by globalization. READ MORE...
Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change Challenges Conclusions of IPCC
Category: Global Regulation
April 25, 2008
On April 22nd, the International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) released its Manhattan Declaration on Climate Change. The declaration, which has been signed by over 500 climate experts and scientists, asserts that “human-caused climate change is not a global crisis.” READ MORE...
LATEST RESOURCES
Protect, Respect and Remedy: a Framework for Business and Human Rights
Category: Global Regulation
Patently Obvious
Category: Global Regulation
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Category: Human Security
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Ad Hoc Committee Report on the 'Hockey Stick' Global Climate Reconstruction
Category: Global Regulation
How the Millennium Development Goals are Unfair to Africa
Category: Development
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Category: Human Security
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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GGW Launch Event
On Monday, April 14th, AEI and the Federalist Society launched GGW with a public conference, “Dictating Norms: Who Decides What Is Right for the World."
To access an audio or video recording of the event, please click here.
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