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OSCE Promotes International Standards on Judging
October 01, 2014
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") has released a publication containing "international standards" for judicial independence and efficiency, including legal opinions by the European Court of Human Rights and other multinational bodies.
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HRC Creates Position on "Unilateral Coercive Measures"
October 01, 2014
The UN Human Rights Council ("HRC") has adopted a resolution creating a "Special Rapporteur on the impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights," sponsored by Iran to counter embargoes by countries like the U.S. against human rights-violating regimes.
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Barroso Calls for "New World Order"
September 24, 2014
In a recent speech to the Yale School of Management, President of the European Commission José Barroso promoted global governance and called for the establishment of a New World Order.
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White House Launches Initiative on Foreign Civil Society
September 24, 2014
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a Presidential Memorandum directing U.S. agencies "to defend and strengthen civil society" in foreign countries and establishing "Regional Civil Society Innovation Centers" to train and connect nongovernmental organizations across the globe.
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Koonin Counters UN's Claimed Consensus on Climate Change
September 24, 2014
Computational physicist Steven Koonin writes that the claims of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPCC") that the science on climate change is "settled" ignores the low reliability of IPCC predictions on how natural phenomena will influence the world's future climate.
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