US National Security Adviser John Bolton has threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions over the announced plans of its prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan and by Israeli forces against Palestinians as attacks on national sovereignty.
A nongovernmental initiative called the Asset Owners Disclosure Project has published a ranking of climate action by the world’s largest public pension funds, warning that 60 percent of these funds have “little or no strategy” on how they plan to comply with the global agenda aiming to restrict corporate greenhouse gas emissions.
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, which belongs to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Islamic Development Bank Group, and the League of Arab States have signed an agreement aiming to accelerate “intra-Arab trade,” showing the OIC’s use of soft power to achieve regional economic integration among its members.
Deutsche Welle reports that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has pointed to “hidden discrimination” in the firing of a doctor by a Catholic German hospital due to the hospital’s finding that the doctor had violated his faith by remarrying, setting up a possible conflict between EU and German laws on religious employers.
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC) with sanctions over the announced plans of its prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan and by Israeli forces against Palestinians as attacks on national sovereignty.
The Washington Post reports that the US government has halted funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), established to fund institutions and programs supporting Palestinian refugees, to place pressure on other countries to fund UNRWA and reduce the number of people the agency recognizes as refugees.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has called for the EU to develop “a collaborative and reliable European approach” toward the treatment of migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea who are attempting to reach the continent from Africa.
A nongovernmental initiative called the Asset Owners Disclosure Project has published a ranking of climate action by the world’s largest public pension funds, warning that 60 percent of these funds have “little or no strategy” on how they plan to comply with the global agenda aiming to restrict corporate greenhouse gas emissions.
The German government has launched a three-year monitoring process to find whether German businesses are engaging in “human rights due diligence” measures as envisioned in the country’s business and human rights (BHR) action plan and to determine the need for mandatory BHR-oriented legislative measures.
Cynthia Wong of Human Rights Watch uses the Australian Parliament’s consideration of the expansion of law-enforcement reliance on facial-recognition technology to raise general concerns about the human rights implications of government and corporate use of such technology and the need for “explicit safeguards” regarding its implementation.
Deutsche Welle reports that the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has pointed to “hidden discrimination” in the firing of a doctor by a Catholic German hospital due to the hospital’s finding that the doctor had violated his faith by remarrying, setting up a possible conflict between EU and German laws on religious employers.
Politico reports that, after the European Commission’s (EC) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier rejected the UK government’s latest proposal on post-Brexit relations, the EC has called on national officials not to engage in bilateral talks on “mini deals” with the UK as British officials seek leverage in averting a “no-deal” Brexit.
EcoWatch reports that an EU ban on the sale of halogen lightbulbs went into effect at the beginning of this month, as the supranational authorities push consumers toward purchasing more efficient, higher-priced LED bulbs as part of the bloc’s policies combating climate change.
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, which belongs to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Islamic Development Bank Group, and the League of Arab States have signed an agreement aiming to accelerate “intra-Arab trade,” showing the OIC’s use of soft power to achieve regional economic integration among its members.
According to an intelligence report from Britain’s Secretary of Defense, Islamist terrorist groups, including foreign fighters who returned to the UK after fighting with the Islamic State (IS) in the Iraq-Syria caliphate, are working actively with the Afghan branch of IS and have the capacity to perpetrate terrorist activities inside the UK.
The US and UN have sanctioned three Islamic State (IS) members identified with the jihadist group’s operations in Malaysia and the Philippines, a move highlighting the expanding penetration and active presence of the Islamist extremist organization in Southeast Asia.
Copyright 2018 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies