-
Trade Deal Opens U.S. to Suits in UN-Approved Tribunals
April 08, 2015
The New York Times reports that a leaked chapter from a trade deal between the U.S. and 11 other countries, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, could lead to increased lawsuits by foreign companies against U.S. federal, state, and local governments in a UN-sanctioned tribunal.
-
Ploton Calls for "Results-Based" Human Rights Activism
April 08, 2015
Vincent Ploton writes that activist organizations should adopt a "results-based management" approach to measure their advancement of the international human rights agenda.
-
Ambassador Criticizes UN's Anti-Israel Bias
April 08, 2015
Israel's Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor writes that the rise of autocratic and repressive regimes at the UN has led the organization, and especially its Human Rights Council, to single out Israel over all other countries for criticism over alleged human rights violations.
-
Bolton Criticizes White House Threat over UN Resolution
April 08, 2015
Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton argues that if the Obama Administration follows through on its threat not to defend Israel from a UN Security Council resolution recognizing Palestine as a state, Israel could be subject to sanctions and scrutiny from the International Criminal Court.
-
UN Commission Targets Israel over Women's Rights
April 08, 2015
Anne Bayefsky writes that the UN Commission on the Status of Women has targeted Israel, and no other country in the world, for criticism over its treatment of women, specifically with regard to creating an "obstacle" to the advancement of the rights of women in Palestine.
Copyright 2025 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies