The role of parliaments is crucial in ensuring human rights protection while promoting trade. - Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

The UN system is not very democratic, everyone knows that the Security Council is not democratic.

Binding obligations on investors and corporations must be incorporated into trade and investment agreements, and public courts must have jurisdiction to examine violations and impose sanctions on violators.

The ideal of direct democracy, including the power of legislative initiative of citizens and control of issues through genuine consultation and referenda has been partially achieved only in few countries.