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Privatizing International Governance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2023

Melissa J. Durkee
Melissa J. Durkee*
Affiliation:
Allen Post Professor, Associate Dean for International Programs, and Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center, University of Georgia School of Law.
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The theme of this panel is “Privatizing International Governance.” As the opening vignettes should make clear, public-private partnerships of all kinds are increasingly common in the international system. Since United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's launch of the Global Compact in 2000, the United Nations has increasingly opened up to business entities. Now, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Compact, and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights all encourage engaging with business entities as partners in developing and executing global governance agendas. These partnerships are seen by some as indispensable to sustainable development, international business regulation, climate change mitigation, and other global governance agendas. Business entities can offer expertise and funding, and their participation can soften resistance and increase buy-in for international regulatory agendas.

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Privatizing International Governance
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Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting , Volume 116 , 2022 , pp. 147 - 150
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The American Society of International Law

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Footnotes

This panel was convened at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022 by its moderator, Melissa (MJ) Durkee of the University of Georgia Law School, who introduced the speakers: Nora Mardirossian of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment; Suzy Nikièma of the International Institute for Sustainable Development; and Nancy Thevenin of the United States Council for International Business.

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6 Id.

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