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UN Criticizes EU Migration Policies
January 07, 2015
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed alarm over the halt of an EU search and rescue operation for migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and has called on the bloc to provide greater access to refugees who wish to cross its boundaries.
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Bolton and Yoo: Obama Subverts Congress's Treaty Power
December 31, 2014
John Bolton and John Yoo write that attempts by President Barack Obama to circumvent the U.S. Congress's assent to international agreements that should be subject to congressional review result in the erosion of U.S. sovereignty.
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Post: ICC Struggles for Legitimacy
December 31, 2014
Finding that the International Criminal Court ("ICC") has failed to bring to justice perpetrators of mass atrocities in Africa, The Washington Post editorial board expresses concern that the ICC will make a "quixotic" attempt to gain momentum by prosecuting alleged crimes committed by the U.S. and Israel.
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Pope Seeks Advance of Global Climate Agenda
December 31, 2014
The Guardian reports that Pope Francis is preparing an Encyclical on "climate change" that supports UN environmental global governance.
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Posner and Roth Debate Usefulness of Human Rights Treaties
December 31, 2014
In The New York Times, Professor Eric Posner and Human Rights Watch's Kenneth Roth debate whether international human rights treaties are helpful or whether they are vague, ambitious, and impossible for many countries to follow.
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