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AI Calls for Strengthened ICC
December 14, 2015
Amnesty International ("AI") has criticized certain reform proposals from African nations for the International Criminal Court ("ICC") for potentially undermining judicial independence and has called for countries to take measures to support the strengthening of the ICC, including by limiting the ability of governments to exclude their citizens from ICC prosecution.
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WWF Seeks G20 Push for Climate-Change Policies
December 14, 2015
The nongovernmental organization WWF recently called for the G20 group of countries to advance policies on climate change ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris, including reduction of fossil-fuel subsidies and increasing funding to poor countries for their efforts to limit and adapt to global warming.
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NGO Reviews "Progress" in Global Governance
December 14, 2015
The Centre for International Governance Innovation ("CIGI") has published its 2015 Survey of Progress in International Economic Governance, lauding progress in the area of "cooperation on climate change" but warning of a lack of cooperation in such areas as finance and trade.
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Robinson: Retain Human Rights in UN Climate Deal
December 09, 2015
Despite warnings from US and other officials that including such rights would fuel climate-based litigation, former Irish President and activist Mary Robinson calls for countries negotiating a UN agreement on climate change to include in the "legally binding" section of the deal a link between global warming and human rights.
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Article: China Should Champion Global Investment Governance
December 09, 2015
An article from the Centre for International Governance Innovation ("CIGI") calls on China, in its temporary role as president of the G20 group of countries, to move toward the development of a "global framework for investment governance" that simplifies currently fragmented bilateral agreements on investment regulation.