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UN Report Redefines Wealth to Include “Environmental Assets”
December 10, 2018
The 2018 edition of the UN Environment Programme’s Inclusive Wealth Report claims that 44 of 140 ranked countries declined in “inclusive wealth per head” since 1998, as the UN agency seeks to redefine economic growth to include environmental and “sustainability” considerations to help advance the UN’s environmental agenda.
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WTO Panels Review Compliance of Steel Tariffs with Global Trade Rules
December 10, 2018
In November, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body established panels to review new US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, as well as panels requested by the US to review countermeasures imposed in response to its tariffs by China, Canada, the EU, and Mexico.
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Swiss Voters Reject “Sovereignty” Referendum
December 07, 2018
The BBC reports that Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin a “sovereignty” referendum that would have explicitly given Swiss law precedence over international law and treaties.
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Vatican Lawyer Warns of Dangers of Competing Rights Agendas
December 07, 2018
In a recent interview, president of the Vatican’s legal tribunal Giuseppe Dalla Torre warned that the proliferation of recognized human rights across the globe beyond basic “fundamental rights” such as the rights to life and to religious freedom leads to inevitable conflict among claimed rights and a resulting devaluation of all rights.
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UN Committee Finds Abortion Protection in “Right to Life”
December 07, 2018
Rights advocate Marie Smith reports that the UN Human Rights Committee recently adopted a General Comment regarding the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights explaining that the “right to life” under the Covenant necessarily includes the right to receive an abortion.
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