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NGO Sues IFC over India Project Finance
April 29, 2015
The nongovernmental organization EarthRights International has sued in U.S. court the International Finance Corporation ("IFC"), an arm of the UN's World Bank Group, on behalf of a group of villagers they say experienced harm from the IFC's financing of the construction of a coal-fired power plant in India.
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UN Report Targets Israel over Gaza Military Strikes
April 28, 2015
The New York Times reports that the Palestinian leadership may use an internal UN inquiry finding that the Israeli military had killed Palestinian civilians in UN-operated facilities in Gaza last year to bolster their attempt to hold Israel responsible for the conflict at the International Criminal Court.
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UN Agent Criticizes Secret Trade Negotiations
April 28, 2015
As the U.S. negotiates international trade agreements in Asia and Europe, UN Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas writes that the private negotiation of such agreements, without the involvement of certain key "stakeholders," such as environmental protection groups, is a violation of international human rights law.
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Glennon: U.S. President Cannot Ignore Senate Treaty Authority
April 22, 2015
Tufts Professor Michael Glennon argues that the U.S. President cannot merely cite efficiency or convenience as reasons for sidestepping the Senate on international agreements that should be subject to the body's "advice and consent" under the Constitution's Treaty Clause.
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Activist Criticizes EU for Opposition to UN Tax Body
April 22, 2015
In The Guardian, Tove Maria Ryding of the European Network on Debt and Development criticizes the EU for opposing calls from developing countries for a UN intergovernmental tax body that would give these countries a strong negotiating position on international tax and development standards.
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