Transnational Bodies

US Supports Plans for Internet Oversight Transfer

June 20, 2016

The US Commerce Department has announced that it is supporting plans developed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for transferring oversight of the functioning of the internet from the US to a "multistakeholder" international entity.
NGOs Seek ICC Scrutiny of Mexican Drug Violence

June 20, 2016

In its report on violent crimes committed in Mexico's drug war, the Open Society Justice Initiative indicated that multiple nongovernmental organizations in Mexico have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the Mexican government for "crimes against humanity" in the conflict.
OSCE Pushes States to Fulfill Election Recommendations

June 17, 2016

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has published a handbook for governments on how to comply with the recommendations of OSCE election observation missions in line with global standards on election policies.
OSCE Holds Course for National Rights Institutions

June 17, 2016

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe recently held a National Human Rights Institutions Academy in Tbilisi, Georgia, to train representatives from NHRIs in the OSCE region on human rights monitoring and cooperating with nongovernmental organizations in their countries.
Article Calls for Closing Gaps in G-20 Global Governance

June 16, 2016

Rohinton Medhora of the Centre for International Governance Innovation calls on leaders of the G-20 group of countries to work toward gaps in the global governance of development, particularly regarding the issues of climate change, the internet, and management of sovereign debt.
IOs Set "Food Loss and Waste" Standard

June 16, 2016

A group of international organizations, including the UN, has agreed to a global Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard through which it will pressure companies and governments to measure and report the amount of food waste that occurs in their operations in order to help achieve the UN's climate and sustainability goals.
EU, US Sign Criminal Data Protection Framework

June 15, 2016

EU and US officials have signed an "Umbrella Agreement" that creates a "comprehensive high-level data protection framework" regarding data transfers on criminal suspects between US and EU law enforcement agencies that seeks to protect the data privacy rights of Europeans.
Dutch Company Puts Price on Carbon Emissions

June 13, 2016

The World Bank has published an article lauding Dutch company Royal DSM for placing an "internal" price on its carbon emissions as part of an effort to reduce its contribution to global warming.
G-7 Pledges Action on Fossil Fuel Subsidies

June 10, 2016

In a declaration following their recent meeting in Japan, leaders of the G-7 group of countries pledged to end their support of "inefficient" fossil fuel subsidies by the year 2025 in order to help combat global warming.
OSCE Official Warns Italy on Defamation Legislation

June 10, 2016

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, has called on the Italian Senate to consider legislation increasing the maximum criminal punishment for defamation in light of the legislation's potential chilling effects on the freedom of speech and the press.