Abstract
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.
Repository Citation
Melissa J. Durkee,
Privatizing International Governance
, 116 ASIL PROC. 147
(2023),
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_artchop/1486
Originally published in Proceedings of the ASIL Annual Meeting (Cambridge University Press) on March 24, 2023.