Dictating Norms: Who Decides What Is Right for the World?
The proliferation of international policymaking organizations has intensified and institutionalized the influence of global governance. Suprastate and nonstate actors, such as the United Nations (UN), NGOs, and international financial institutions, have risen in prominence and power, bringing with them internationalist agendas that are challenging the abilities of nation states to determine their own domestic policies and priorities. As the lines between state sovereignty and global governance become increasingly blurred, who should decide what is right for the world?
What are the processes by which international agendas are declared universal? Are they democratic? What happens when national governments disagree with world agendas, and how are disputes arbitrated? As globalization progresses, should national governments expect to cede some aspects of sovereignty?
On Monday, April 14th, AEI and the Federalist Society discussed these and other important questions as they inaugurated a joint project, Global Governance Watch® (GGW). A web-based resource that addresses issues of transparency and accountability in the United Nations, NGOs, and related international organizations, GGW focuses on four strategic areas: national security, exploring the ways in which international organizations have become increasingly involved in national defense policy; development, monitoring the efficacy of international organizations that conduct development work; global regulation, assessing the impact of international efforts to regulate health policy, intellectual property rights, and corporate social responsibility; and human security, assessing human rights actors and related global efforts to promote a secure world free from “want” and “fear."
Schedule of Events:
| 11:45 a.m. | Registration and Luncheon | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Introduction: | Danielle Pletka, AEI |
| Leonard A. Leo, Federalist Society | ||
| 12:10 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: | John R. Bolton, AEI |
| 12:30 p.m. | Introduction of Website: | David Peyton, AEI |
| Alyssa Luttjohann, Federalist Society | ||
| 12:45 p.m. | Panelists: | Ronald A. Cass, Center for the Rule of Law |
| Grover Joseph Rees III, Department of State | ||
| Claudia Rosett, Foundation for Defense of Democracies | ||
| Moderator: | James P. Kelly III, Federalist Society | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Adjournment |
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