Law & Justice
Ban Views UN as Solution to World's Challenges
May 16, 2012
At a recent speech in Washington, D.C., UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the audience that engagement through the UN is the way forward to find solutions for global climate change, social inequality, and insecurity.Irish Centre Promotes UN Business and Human Rights Agenda
May 9, 2012
In a recent report, the Irish Centre for Human Rights details what it views to be the human rights obligations of businesses in the context of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.U.S. State Department Promotes UN Business and Human Rights Agenda
May 9, 2012
At a recent meeting for corporate CSR executives, Maria Otero, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the U.S. Department of State, explained that the Obama Administration will initiate a $500,000 program to promote awareness and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.ECJ Deals Blow to Computer Software Copyright Protection
May 9, 2012
The European Court of Justice ruled last week that certain functional characteristics of computer software are not eligible for copyright protection, thereby permitting users to examine the programs and clone the functionality components.EU Leaders Making Plans to Create Office of Europe's "President"
May 9, 2012
Led by Germany's Guido Westerwelle, group of EU foreign ministers has drawn up plans to merge the position of the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission into one, forming one powerful position with executive control over the entire European Union.UN Rapporteur Urges International Involvement in Israel's Criminal Justice System
May 9, 2012
Amid a wave of hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners in Israel, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk is encouraging the international community to insist that Israel comply with international human rights laws and norms in its treatment of the prisoners.Project Promotes Mandatory Corporate Due Diligence on Human Rights
May 9, 2012
Several civil society organizations have launched the Human Rights Due Diligence Project, the objective of which is to answer the question of how countries can, through law and regulation, require or encourage human rights due diligence by businesses.Polish Academics Consider American Democratic Evolution
May 2, 2012
At a recent conference held in Lublin, Poland, Jim Kelly detailed the forms of humanism through which American society has passed.Tennessee House Members Reject UN's Sustainability Action Plan
May 2, 2012
House Members of the Tennessee General Assembly have adopted a resolution that rejects the UN's Agenda 21 plan, which calls on governments across the globe to focus on sustainable development. The resolution has been transmitted to the Governor of Tennessee for his action.ECHR to Hear Case of British Airways Staffer Suspended for Wearing Christian Cross
May 2, 2012
The European Court of Human Rights will hear the case of Nadia Eweida, the British Airways staff member who was suspended without pay for visibly wearing a Christian cross to work, on September 4.A JOINT PROGRAM OF
