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• W290518797 abstract "The lecture began at 4:15 p.m., Friday, March 26, and was given by Edith Brown Weiss, of Georgetown University Law Center. ON BEING ACCOUNTABLE IN A KALEIDOSCOPIC WORLD * By Edith Brown Weiss It is great honor and pleasure to deliver the Manley O. Hudson Lecture to this distinguished audience of colleagues and friends from across the world. In this presentation, I want to explore the concept of accountability in the changing world in which international law operates, and to draw upon my own recent experience chairing the Inspection Panel at the World Bank. In doing so, I want especially to recognize the concerns of poor people and bring their plight into the discussion of accountability. The world today differs sharply from that when the United Nations was formed, some 65 years ago. In that world, there were only 51 states, (1) few international organizations, nascent global civil society, only 2 billion people, (2) many of whom lived under colonialism and in poverty, an emerging recognition of human rights, and the glimmerings of globalization. International environmental law, for the most part, did not exist. Today we have 6.8 billion people, (3) 192 states, (4) nearly 30,000 active international organizations and another 30,000 inactive ones, (5) many transnational networks, innumerable corporations that produce globally, and thriving, networked civil society. Many of our problems are inherently global, such as climate change, health and disease, and financial stability. Poverty is one of the most pressing problems. More than 1.4 billion people exist on less than $1.25 per day, and another 1.2 billion people exist on less than $2.00 per day. (6) THE KALEIDOSCOPIC WORLD (7) International law has developed in the context of states, and, more recently, via transnational actors and networks. In contrast, the context for international law today can be represented by kaleidoscope. The dictionary defines kaleidoscope, Greek word in origin, as a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the likes. (8) (I have lovely Japanese kaleidoscopic with me, for those who may not be familiar with kaleidoscope, and an electronic one is on the large screens.) The kaleidoscopic dimension of the international system is informal. The actors and coalitions are constantly changing. Developments are often rapid, as in the financial crisis in late 2008 and 2009, and often unforeseen. International institutions may be established informally rather than by treaty, as, for example, the Financial Stability Board. (9) And legal instruments may be non-binding to address new problems that emerge and need immediate attention. This more complicated world offers both challenges and opportunities for the development and implementation of international law. David Held has written about cosmopolitan multilateralism, in which there are multiple forms of citizenship, anchored in clear and general rules and principles. (10) In kaleidoscopic world, states continue to be important, but there are many different informal citizenships, and the anchors are not as solid or clear. Information technology facilitates the rise in the power of informal groups, ad hoc coalitions and associations, and individuals. Coalitions can form instantaneously on the Internet, and dissolve as quickly. Many advocacy campaigns now take place on Internet sites that allow users to collaborate across time and place, such as Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and Twitter. Mobile phones help in organizing instant coalitions. Some of these campaigns translate into direct action, including the Pink Chaddi campaign in Bangalore, (11) which was started with Facebook, or the high-profile protests in London against alleged indiscriminate shelling of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka, (12) which was started with Facebook and mobile texting, and the Internet campaign in the United States for equal pay for men and women. …" @default.
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