Global Governance articles from January 2003

Global Governance archives from January 2003

Bridging the genomics divide. (Global Insights).
January 1, 2003... In a time of profound interdependence and amazing technological developments, one could imagine a better quality of life for the majority of the world's people. And yet, growing gaps exist between rich and poor, between peoples of the North and...

Musings of a UN special rapporteur on human rights. (Global Insights).
January 1, 2003... The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (CHR) appointed its first special rapporteur in 1979 to report on abuses in Chile under the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. This initiative established an important precedent for the institution of...

New entente after September 11? The United States, Russia, China, and India. (Global Insights).
January 1, 2003... September 11 has changed geopolitics. In some cases, it accelerated processes that were already under way, or it brought to the surface previously less visible trends. And in still others, it provided an opportunity, or excuse, to pursue hidden...

Emerging global actors: the United Nations and national human rights institutions.
January 1, 2003... There is a new and significant development in the field of human rights: the U.N. led proliferation of national human rights institutions (NHRIs). NHRIs are government agencies whose purported aim is to implement international norms...

The "knowledge bank" and the Global Development Network.
January 1, 2003... There are many research networks in existence but few so grand in design as the Global Development Network (GDN). Why has the World Bank devoted so much effort and so many resources to think tanks? Some of the answers lie in broader objectives...

The global promotion of transparency in emerging markets.
January 1, 2003... Globalization through financial integration holds out the promise of economic growth and development for emerging market countries. (1) Over the past decade, we have witnessed financial crises in emerging economies across the globe,...

Entitlement quotients as a vehicle for United Nations reform.(reforming United Nations so it can better fulfill its mission)
January 1, 2003... The ability to create order is no less important to human survival than the ability to overcome famine, construct great edifices, write great books, or compose great symphonies. Norman Cousins, The Human Adventure The ability of the...

The laws of war and humanitarian law: a turbulent vista. (Review Essay).(Book Review)
January 1, 2003... Adam Roberts and Richard Guelff, eds., Documents OIL the Laws of War, 3d ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), 765 pp. Ingrid Detter, The Law of War, 2d ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000), 516 pp. Francoise...