In the light of continued warmongering by some States, it is apparent that resolutions of the General Assembly, including its resolution 68/28, have … - Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

Although the human rights dimension of trade is obvious, investors and corporations think that they can continue working in a human-rights-free zone.

Most States have enshrined in their Constitution and legislation the concept of ordre public

As an American citizen, I vote every two years, but I know that our two-party system has proven to be undemocratic. Indeed, whether I vote Republican or Democrat, I get more of the same, because both parties are committed to exceptionalism, imperialism, interventionism, Wall Street over Main Street. It is like having to choose between two beverages that almost taste the same, like Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Both parties approve of killing tens of thousands of civilians with drones. Both approve the use of radioactive depleted-uranium weapons. Both persecute journalists and whistleblowers who dare disclose the crimes committed in our name. Both parties are strongly pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian. Both impose illegal unilateral coercive measures on countries that do not obey Uncle Sam's political orders.