Sentences with phrase «in multilateral forums»

International dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation in multilateral forums

Engaging in multilateral forums and other international environmental organisations can help Australia benefit from international actions to manage global resources, the atmosphere, the high seas and Antarctica.

However, issues such as North Korea and the South China Sea are being addressed in multilateral forums.

Wilsonianism chiefly sought to invest US power in multilateral fora like the League of Nations and UN to maintain world peace but was accompanied by a support for self - determination and democracy as well.

The guidelines describe the various ways its different operational arms can and should promote respect for human rights defenders in relations with third countries and in multilateral fora, support Special Procedures on the UN Human Rights Council, including the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, and provide practical support for human rights defenders including through development policy.

When Prof. Heyns presented his first report on killer robots at the Human Rights Council one year ago on 30 May, representatives from twenty nations and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots provided their views on the matter for the first time in a multilateral forum.

In its statement during the NGO session — its first ever statement in a multilateral fora — the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots welcomed the UN Special Rapporteur and urged all to states endorse and implement its recommendations, including the call for an immediate moratorium on robotics weapons systems that, once activated, can select and engage targets without further intervention by a human.

Not exact matches

The EU is also seeking to address the Chinese subsidies and dumping practices in other multilateral fora — such as the OECD's Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity.

Rather, the devil lies in the detailed sharing out of the task - list between different actors, including WTO and other multilateral and plurilateral rule - making and negotiating for a, OECD and other best practice fora, and national actors.

The High - Level Forum on Harmonization saw dignitaries from bilateral and international organizations, both recipient and donor nations, and major multilateral organizations meet in Rome (HLF - Rome).

Based on the president's work on climate change over the past 10 months — in the Major Economies Forum, the G20, bilateral discussions and multilateral consultations — and based on progress made in recent, constructive discussions with China and India's Leaders, the president believes it is possible to reach a meaningful agreement in Copenhagen.

In my own assessment, the parallel use of non-UNFCCC multilateral fora such as the Major Economies Forum, G8, G20, as well as bilateral interactions, will be critical towards getting to Step Two.

A number of other multilateral forums have emerged as potentially valuable in advancing the international process through an «exclusive» approach.

In addition, the SCC is one of three possible forums for investment disputes in the multilateral investment protection agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty (ECTIn addition, the SCC is one of three possible forums for investment disputes in the multilateral investment protection agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty (ECTin the multilateral investment protection agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).

The World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Nordic Investment Bank, and other multilateral and bilateral development partners with a stake in the fight against corruption, including the United Nations and regional organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, academia, and research institutes, have launched a study (the Study) under the auspices of the Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development, a mechanism shared by a worldwide network of stakeholders designed to capture, co-generate, exchange, and disseminate innovative legal solutions for development.

Notwithstanding its narrow focus, the Mauritius Convention pursues a systematic reform approach and confronts the fragmented structure of the international investment regime by proposing a legal principle (transparency) that applies to all existing bilateral, regional, and multilateral investment treaties, and in all available arbitral fora.

Legal claims brought against a Sovereign State or its instrumentalities by a foreign investor under a bilateral or multilateral investment treaty, or a contract or a domestic investment law, require a legal team of the highest international caliber: with great expertise in international law, a deep understanding of the civil and common law systems, extensive experience in the various fora and rules under which claims are raised, an enhanced capability to analyze complex facts and industries, broad language abilities, and sensitivity to political and cultural issues in the various regions of the world.

At the same time, we remain open to addressing this issue in other relevant multilateral fora including the Conference on Disarmament.»

The first multilateral discussion on fully autonomous weapons took place at the Human Rights Council in May 2013, but states have not proposed any work to address fully autonomous weapons in this forum.