http://www.ggw.org/rss/globalRegulation.asp This is global regulation from GGW en-us (c) 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:44:00 EST http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) support@eresources.com 60 http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/international-commission-of-jurists-attempts-to-hold-corporations-responsible-for-human-rights-abuses In an effort to encourage businesses and corporations to consider international law when engaging in business activities, the International Commission of Jurists’ (ICJ) Expert Legal Panel on Corporate Complicity in International Crimes has published a three-volume report titled "Corporate Complicity & Legal Accountability." READ MORE... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:22:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/international-commission-of-jurists-attempts-to-hold-corporations-responsible-for-human-rights-abuses http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/who-commission-calls-for-global-response-to-health-inequities In a sweeping attempt to globally govern health policies of national governments, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health (the Commission) has called for a global solution to health inequities ordered around "the structural determinants and conditions of daily life," or "social determinants of health." READ MORE... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:01:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/who-commission-calls-for-global-response-to-health-inequities http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/report-from-wipo--patents-anticounterfeiting-and-biodiversity Guest writer Mark Schultz concludes his report on the World Intellectual Property Organization's Committee on Development and Intellectual Property meetings, which were held July 7-11 in Geneva. Click here for the second half of his two-part report. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:38:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/report-from-wipo--patents-anticounterfeiting-and-biodiversity http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/report-from-wipo-continuing-division-scandal-and-turmoil The World Intellectual Property Organization’s Committee on Development and Intellectual Property recently concluded its second series of meetings, which were held in Geneva from July 7 – 11. As the Federalist Society is an accredited non-governmental organization with WIPO, it was authorized to have a seat in the meetings. Guest writer Mark Schultz served as the Federalist Society’s official representative to the Committee’s meetings. Click here for the first of his two-part report. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:51:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/report-from-wipo-continuing-division-scandal-and-turmoil http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/world-health-assembly-adopts-intergovernmental-working-group-report Efforts to globally regulate health advanced last month when the 61st World Health Assembly (WHA) officially adopted the Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property that was developed by the Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG). READ MORE... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:03:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/world-health-assembly-adopts-intergovernmental-working-group-report http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/global-governance-vs-the-liberal-democratic-nationstate-what-is-the-best-regime-2 In the 21st century the forces of global governance will directly challenge the liberal democratic nation-state in general and American constitutionalism in particular. What are the institutions and ideas of global governance and how do they threaten American constitutional democracy' What role do the European Union, radical Islam, international law, national identity, global immigration, and American philanthropy play in the coming battle between global governance and the constitutional state' How has the mainstream American left come to internalize the core arguments of global governance ("transnational progressivism") and redefined them as "American leadership'" What has been the response of the mainstream American right' How have the views of Francis Fukuyama, Robert Kagan, Samuel Huntington, John Bolton, and the Wall Street Journal influenced the mainstream right's response to transnational progressivism' What is at stake and what is to be done' These questions are examined in this essay. Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:04:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/global-governance-vs-the-liberal-democratic-nationstate-what-is-the-best-regime-2 http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/global-governance-vs-the-liberal-democratic-nationstate-what-is-the-best-regime John Fonte, senior fellow and director of the Center for American Common Culture at the Hudson Institute, has published an essay entitled, "Global Governance vs. the Liberal Democratic Nation-State: What Is the Best Regime'." The essay explores the growing push to move from an "international system of sovereign nation states" to a "transnational system of global governance." READ MORE... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:43:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/global-governance-vs-the-liberal-democratic-nationstate-what-is-the-best-regime http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/monograph-criticizes-unaids-spending-priorities In a monograph published earlier this year, Professor James Chin of the University of California at Berkeley calls into question the spending priorities of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). READ MORE... Wed, 28 May 2008 10:28:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/monograph-criticizes-unaids-spending-priorities http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/un-agency-proposes-world-carbon-authority The International Scientific and Business Congress on Protecting the Climate, a monitoring agency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has recommended the creation of a World Carbon Authority in an open letter sent in April 2008 to Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). READ MORE... Wed, 21 May 2008 14:48:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/un-agency-proposes-world-carbon-authority http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/john-ruggie-wary-of-corporate-human-rights-standards-treaty John Ruggie, SRSG on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, has rejected the idea of a global treaty that would require companies to comply with specific human rights regulations, emphasizing that his "protect, respect and remedy" framework, which is detailed in the SRSG’s most recent report to the Human Rights Council, does not recommend a binding treaty, nor does he endorse the creation of one. READ MORE... Mon, 19 May 2008 11:11:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/john-ruggie-wary-of-corporate-human-rights-standards-treaty http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/global-reporting-initiative-calls-for-improved-corporate-human-rights-performance-reporting The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), in conjunction with Claremont McKenna College, recently published a report on corporate human rights performance. Entitled "Reporting on Human Rights," this survey evaluates "the extent to which performance information is reported by companies to describe their compliance with widely accepted human rights objectives." READ MORE... Fri, 09 May 2008 16:05:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/global-reporting-initiative-calls-for-improved-corporate-human-rights-performance-reporting http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/patently-obvious Published in The American, this article criticizes the World Health Organization's Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG), which proposes weakening the international pharmaceutical patent system, as "counter-productive." According to the authors, IGWG's proposals would politicize R&D efforts, create an inefficient and ineffective R&D system, and disincentivize pharmaceutical companies from researching innovative new drugs. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:31:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/patently-obvious http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/protect-respect-and-remedy--a-framework-for-business-and-human-rights This 2008 report is scheduled to be delivered to the Human Rights Council in June 2008 pursuant to the mandate of the SRSG on Business and Human Rights. The report lays out a three-part "framework" for corporate responsibility, which includes the state's duty to protect human rights, the duty of business to respect human rights, and the need for effective access to remedies for human rights abuses. Thu, 01 May 2008 11:07:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/protect-respect-and-remedy--a-framework-for-business-and-human-rights http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/special-representative-proposes-corporate-responsibility-framework 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... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:38:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/special-representative-proposes-corporate-responsibility-framework http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/manhattan-declaration-on-climate-change-challenges-conclusions-of-ipcc 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... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:09:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/manhattan-declaration-on-climate-change-challenges-conclusions-of-ipcc http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/panelists-discuss-effects-of-global-governance On Monday, April 14th, Global Governance Watch hosted its inaugural event entitled, "Dictating Norms: Who Decides What Is Right for the World'." The event featured a panel discussion regarding the effects of global governance within the context of three of the four pillar areas highlighted on the Global Governance Watch website. READ MORE... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:45:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/panelists-discuss-effects-of-global-governance http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/ambassador-john-bolton-addresses-ggw-inaugural-event On Monday, April 14th, Ambassador John R. Bolton delivered the keynote address at the Global Governance Watch inaugural event, entitled, "Dictating Norms: Who Decides What Is Right for the World'." READ MORE... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:26:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/ambassador-john-bolton-addresses-ggw-inaugural-event http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/climate-change-and-the-economy The European Union held a two-day summit in March, ending with a pledge to pass legislation within 12 months that would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The wisdom of such extensive promises is questioned, however, in a recent Financial Times editorial. READ MORE... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:55:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/climate-change-and-the-economy http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/ad-hoc-committee-report-on-the-hockey-stick-global-climate-reconstruction Requested by Congress in 2006, the "Ad Hoc Committee Report on the 'Hockey Stick' Global Climate Reconstruction" is an independent analysis of the methods used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to determine its climate predictions and the resulting environmental consequences. Chaired by Edward J. Wegman of George Mason University, the panel of statisticians who conducted the analysis found considerable flaws with the techniques used by the IPCC. To access a copy of this report, please click here. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:32:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/resources/ad-hoc-committee-report-on-the-hockey-stick-global-climate-reconstruction http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/independent-congressional-analysis-critical-of-ipcc The Washington Times recently published an article which reports on the results of an independent analysis requested by Congress in 2006 to look into the alleged inaccuracy of the climate predictions developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). READ MORE... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:18:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/independent-congressional-analysis-critical-of-ipcc