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WHO's draft principles for Human Genome Data access and sharing have been scrutinized by the IFF, pointing out concern areas.

Australian Update - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement Priorities for 2024-2025 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its...

Guidance for the largest US financial institutions is intended to promote climate risk management consistent with general safety and soundness practices. On October 30,...

Now, as rising interest rates and increasing costs of international borrowing are likely to further restrict government budgets and curtail priority investments, MDBs must make available better financing terms, Diokno said on Tuesday during the Group of Twenty-Four (G24) Ministerial Meeting.FINANCE Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Photo from Department of Finance

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains will present the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy to Ambassador Marja Lehto of Finland and former Ambassador Marie Jacobsson of Sweden for their pivotal roles advancing environmental law and policy to protect the environment in times of armed conflicts […]

In this excerpt from GIJN's Guide to Investigating War Crimes, Wim Zwijnenburg offers tips for reporting on environmental and property damage.

EPA released for public comment its Proposed Principles of Cumulative Risk Assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act which proposes a set of principles for evaluating cumulative risks for chemicals undergoing risk evaluation under the TSCA. Comments are due April 28, 2023.

On December 21st, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") issued proposed guidance ("Proposed Guidance") for New York State-regulated banking and mortgage institutions ("Regulated Organizations")...

On December 6, 2022, Republican members of Congress sent a letter to executives of the Steering Committee for Climate Action 100+, noting the role the organization plays in efforts...

Today Commonwealth Law Ministers unanimously agreed to recommend the 'Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance' to Commonwealth Leaders to consider at the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).