At 70, the 1951 Geneva Convention is under duress: The Global Compact on Refugees could help save lives and economies ☆

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-256
Author(s):  
Kemal Kirişci
Keyword(s):  
Geneva Convention ◽  
Global Compact

Commentary on the First Geneva Convention

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
International Committee of the Red Cross
Keyword(s):  
Geneva Convention

The UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: to what extent are human rights and sustainable development mutually compatible in the field of migration?

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-252
Author(s):  
Elspeth Guild
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Un General Assembly

AbstractIn this contribution, I examine the links between the human rights basis of the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and its embeddedness in the UN Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. While the GCM grew out of a development framework, it was rapidly incorporated into the UN human rights system. Even during the negotiation of the GCM, human rights took priority over development. The resistance that was manifested against the GCM on its endorsement by the UN General Assembly was directed not against its development links, but rather concerns about its human rights impact. This paper examines the placing of migration in this dual framework and the ways in which outcomes compatible with both are achievable.

scholarly journals Soft Law Engagements and Hard Law Preferences: Comparing EU Lobbying Positions between UN Global Compact Signatory Firms and Other Interest Group Types

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Onna van den Broek
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Un Global Compact ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Although corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gone “mainstream,” the relationship between CSR and corporate political activities (CPA) has received little scholarly attention. This is problematic because firms potentially have a more sizable impact through their lobbying activities for socially and environmentally beneficial (or unbeneficial) public policies than through their own operations. This paper investigates if, and how, UN Global Compact signatory firms differ in their policy preferences on key EU proposals compared to other interest groups. To capture state-of-the-art data on firms’ policy preferences, I draw from the INTEREURO database, which includes firms’ lobbying positions on forty-three directives and twenty-seven regulations covering 112 public policy issues in the European Union. Statistical results show that Global Compact signatory firms significantly lobby for stricter regulation than non-signatory firms and industry associations, however, their positions are still lower than nonbusiness groups. These results are similar across various public policy issues and suggest that the regulatory preferences of firms’ participating in soft law CSR initiatives are more aligned with stakeholders' interests. This paper contributes to public policy literature exploring the relationship between hard and soft law as well as literature studying the political representation of divergent interest.

The Geneva convention on the treatment of object aliasing

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hogg ◽  
Doug Lea ◽  
Alan Wills ◽  
Dennis deChampeaux ◽  
Richard Holt
Keyword(s):  
Geneva Convention

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: a kaleidoscope of international law

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-268
Author(s):  
Vincent Chetail
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Global Compact ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Hybrid Character ◽  
Normative Content

AbstractThe Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration has prompted an intense political debate at both the international and domestic levels. Most controversies focus on its legal stance and highlight the hybrid character of the Compact as a soft-law instrument. While acknowledging the political nature of the Compact, this paper delves into its legal dimensions from the perspective of international law. This inquiry into its normative content discloses three main features: (1) the Compact is not a codification of international legal norms governing migration; it is an instrument of both (2) consolidation and (3) expansion of international law to foster inter-governmental co-operation and promote safe, orderly and regular migration.

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