Transnational Bodies

OECD Warns Countries on Political Finance Rules

February 10, 2016

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") has released a report warning member countries that they must tighten regulation and enforcement of rules on political finance, including "loopholes" such as spending by third parties, in order to "restore trust in democracy."
WEF Seeks Global Governance to Capitalize on Technologies

February 10, 2016

Chriss Street writes that the recent World Economic Forum ("WEF") in Davos focused on how world actors from governments, business, and nongovernmental organizations could confront the coming "Fourth Industrial Revolution," involving "profound" advances in technology, to remain ahead of the curve in global regulatory governance.
ICC Investigates Georgia-Russia Conflict

February 03, 2016

CNN reports that the International Criminal Court ("ICC") has authorized its prosecutor's office to investigate potential war crimes committed by military forces in the conflict between the Republic of Georgia and Russia in 2008.
OSCE Hosts Forum on "Environmental Governance"

February 01, 2016

As international organizations increasingly seek to further the UN's environmental agenda, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE"), an organization established to enhance cooperation on security matters, recently held a forum in Vienna on how best to pursue "environmental governance" and management of natural resources.
OSCE Official Objects to Danish Refugee-Funding Proposal

January 29, 2016

An official from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Isabel Santos has called on Danish Members of Parliament to reject a government proposal permitting border authorities to confiscate valuables of asylum-seekers entering the country in order to help fund their stay.
WEF Report Calls for "Rethinking" Global Governance

January 20, 2016

A Global Risks report issued by the World Economic Forum ("WEF") has identified climate change as a security threat over the next fifteen years and calls for the overhaul of the global-governance system to engage more stakeholders, including private actors, on the world's security.
China Pushes Alternative Governance Model Through AIIB

January 20, 2016

Ankit Panda writes that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ("AIIB"), whose board of governors recently held their first meeting, serves as a Chinese alternative to the Western model of the global governance of development finance, as the AIIB founding documents pledge less focus on the "political character" of the countries in which it disburses funding.
Article Expresses Concerns on "Multi-Stakeholder" Governance

January 20, 2016

In a recent article, Harris Gleckman of the University of Massachusetts Boston raises concerns regarding a proposal by a World Economic Forum-appointed group to reform the current "multilateral" system of global governance, comprising national governments, to make way for a "multi-stakeholder" governance system, made up of a range of corporate and other actors.
OSCE Official Seeks Repeal of Polish Media Law

January 13, 2016

An official from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's ("OSCE") Parliamentary Assembly Isabel Santos has called on Poland to repeal a recently adopted law granting the Polish Treasury Minister authority over the composition of public television and radio broadcasting management, citing concerns regarding the freedom of the media.
IMF Chief Seeks Strengthened "Global Financial Safety Net"

January 13, 2016

In recent remarks, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund ("IMF") Christine LaGarde said the world needed a stronger and expanded "global financial safety net" as a "precautionary instrument" that springs into action in the case of national financial crises.