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UNGA Refers UK-Mauritius Island Dispute to ICJ
August 24, 2017
AFP-JIJI reports that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) recently adopted a resolution calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an advisory opinion on the sovereignty of Mauritius over a set of islands on which the UK and US maintain a joint military base, dismissing UK arguments that the ICJ should not rule on what is a bilateral dispute.
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China Claims Victory with UN Resolution on "Development Rights"
August 24, 2017
Reuters reports that an editorial in the official paper of China's Communist Party claims victory over a Western "monopoly" on human rights principles - based mainly in civil and political rights and freedom - by citing the recent passage of a UN Human Rights Council resolution declaring that development efforts contribute to the realization of economic and social "human rights."
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UN Critics Take Aim at US Racism Accusations
August 23, 2017
Ben Evansky writes that UN watchdogs are criticizing as "disingenuous" a statement from UN rights observers warning that "racism and xenophobia are on the rise in America" in the wake of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, in light of what they say is the UN's biased approach toward Israel's alleged human rights violations.
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US Resists Nontraditional Rights Declarations at UNHRC
August 23, 2017
The Guardian reports that US representatives to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) have refused to support provisions in resolutions on issues ranging from climate change to migration, including by rejecting a provision of a resolution calling for countries to provide "quality comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services" such as abortions.
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Academic: US Encourages Decline of Multilateralism
August 23, 2017
Professor Daniel Drezner of Tufts University writes that the Trump Administration, through its skepticism of global governance institutions and withdrawal from international accords such as the UN's Paris climate pact, is giving cover to other countries that wish to leave cross-border institutions and reverse the global tide toward multilateralism.
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