Transnational Bodies

Reuters: U.S. Officials' Phones Hacked by NSO Group Spyware

December 08, 2021

Reuters reports that NSO Group spyware was used to hack into at least nine U.S. state department officials’ iPhones just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist due actions contrary to U.S. national security interests.
Biden’s Government Vaccine Mandate Takes a Hit

November 30, 2021

A Judge of the Eastern District of Missouri issued an injunction halting President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for Medicare and Medicaid workers in ten states, citing « Congress did not grant CMS authority to mandate the vaccine ».
Berkowitz: Continuing the Work of the Commisson on Unalienable Rights

November 23, 2021

Peter Berkowitz, who served as executive secretary for the 2020 report of the Commission on Unalienable Rights which provides advice on human rights grounded in the nation’s founding principles and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), discusses recent efforts to continue the work of the commission including an International conference hosted by Venice Commission member and professor Paolo Carozza at Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies.
Eisenberg: The Living Constitution’s Illimitable Government

November 23, 2021

Writing for Lawandliberty.org, David A. Eisenberg examines the dangers of a living constitution.
NATO warns Russia over Ukraine Military Build-Up

November 17, 2021

As Russia builds up troops on Ukraine’s borders, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia that the western military alliance is standing by Ukraine.
U.S. Appeals Court Affirms Hold on Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

November 15, 2021

Rejecting a challenge by the Biden administration, a U.S. appeals court upheld its decision to put on hold President Biden’s mandate for companies with 100 workers or more to require COVID-19 vaccines.
Politico: The Parental Revolution Is Bigger Than Critical Race Theory

November 12, 2021

Michael Kruse highlights in Politico the new Parental Revolution taking place across the country following school closings during the Covid pandemic.
GPB: Vice President Harris to Promote Global Governance at Paris Peace Forum

November 08, 2021

On her third international trip as U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris is travelling to France for the Paris Peace Forum where she will deliver an address on Global Governance, promoting bold action from united world leaders and increased multilateral cooperation.
FPRI Emphasizes Expansion of Three Seas Initiative

November 03, 2021

Mariam Daviashelidze at The Foreign Policy Research institute explains the importance of having Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova join the twelve countries presently comprising the Three Seas Initiative, which promotes connectivity among the nations of the Black, Adriatic, and Baltic Seas regions.
Dzehtsiarou: Human Rights Law and Mandatory Vaccination

September 14, 2021

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Professor in Human Rights Law at the University of Liverpool, writing for theconversation.com, explores what human rights law says about mandatory vaccinations as increasingly nations are increasingly demanding individuals be vaccinated in order to maintain employment, attend University or eat at restaurants.