Let me take you back to Saturday 1 December. I have been Minister of Education for just two weeks.

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Let me take you back to Saturday 1 December. I have been Minister of Education for just two weeks."

Transcription

1 Speech Minister Jet Bussemaker Speech to be given by Jet Bussemaker, Minister for Education, Culture and Science, at the meeting Political legitimacy and the paradox of regulation, Leiden, 23 January 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, Let me take you back to Saturday 1 December. I have been Minister of Education for just two weeks. I am reading an advance copy of a report about financial mismanagement at Amarantis - a large education group which manages several schools. The organization was on the point of bankruptcy in It was saved only by a financial injection of public funds and the efforts of a strong interim manager. According to this report, the people in charge had seriously neglected their public task. I shall offer a balanced and well considered response. Various recommendations for reform have been made, and I intend to adopt them. I also intend to call on public sector managers to re-examine their moral attitudes or moral compass, as there is clearly a problem of culture as well. I am still having breakfast when the first news reports start coming in on my Blackberry: the report has been leaked. The directors of Amarantis, some of whom have already resigned, are being accused of financial mismanagement and fraud. How can this have been allowed to happen?, ask the media. The minister must take firm action!, they say. I decide to make a statement on television that evening. If the allegations are true, I announce, the people concerned can expect to face problems with me. I was, perhaps, speaking out of turn at this stage because the report was not officially published yet. But nobody would have understood if I had said nothing at all. Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you today. And I would like to thank the organizers for their kind invitation. Like Professor Koole, I am used to tackle such issues from two perspectives that of an academic, and that of a politician. Today, I shall take the more political perspective. That s why I opened with a recent example illustrating the dilemmas of political legitimacy today. When the managers of a public institution fail in their task, all eyes immediately turn to the minister. The media demand that the minister takes action. But is this arrangement actually effective? Can the problem only be solved if the minister wades in with all guns blazing? It is certainly a dilemma. On the one hand, you are responsible for the system, especially when things go amiss. Firm action is then required. On the other, your legitimacy is

2 restricted. On the whole, schools know rather more than I do about what is good for them. Joop den Uyl, a famous former Minister President and leader of my party, drew attention to the narrow margins of democratic politics more than forty years ago. Those margins have become no wider in the meantime, I can assure you. This leads me to contend that political legitimacy is not automatically created by introducing a raft of rules and regulations. It must be established and re-established over time. This is an active process which demands a combination of different approaches. Allow me to explain. The Netherlands has a long tradition of autonomous public institutions. We have many housing corporations, health care institutes and educational organizations, which have their roots in private initiatives taken in the early years of the twentieth century by individuals with a strong sense of social engagement. With the development of the post-war welfare state, the management and functions of these institutions were assumed. by the government. From the 1980s, however, government once again opted to take a less direct role in public service provision. In the event, this did not lead to a greater focus on the role of the civil society, but rather on the market and market forces. The Netherlands was not alone: the effect of this shift to new public management was seen in many other countries as well. It is interesting to note that new public management was the response to the crisis of legitimacy being experienced by the welfare state. The government was seen to have very few opportunities to change or reform society. The market and the active citizen-consumer, as it was being called, were far better able to do so. We must now admit that this approach has done little to revive the social legitimacy of the public institutions. Moreover, the lack of social legitimacy places the political legitimacy of the government itself under strain. The government must therefore seek an effective system of management in order to restore the public s confidence in the public institutions and in the government itself. That is the quest on which I am now embarking. I intend to pursue two paths which will eventually converge. The first is a top-down approach which is concerned with the effective functioning of government. The second is a bottom-up approach designed to encourage the creation of civic spaces, by which I mean local public arenas in which people can engage in dialogue and exert their joint influence over public service provision. Let us begin with government, about which I wish to make two remarks. First: in order to talk about the legitimacy of government action, we have to distinguish between regulation to set the agenda for social developments and regulation which follows those developments. Our government has recently introduced legislation which limits the

3 salaries of senior managers in the public sector. This is agenda-setting legislation in that it forces a change to existing practice. The government is responding to the dissatisfaction expressed by many members of the public, because the public service managers themselves are not doing so. While we may have lost some legitimacy in the eyes of the managers, we have gained legitimacy in the eyes of the people. Regulation can also follow social developments, as in the case of medical ethics. This is an area with which I am very familiar, having previously served as State Secretary for Health. One particularly thorny topic is euthanasia. Our national legislation is largely based on jurisprudence. There have been several court cases testing the protocols which have been in existence for many years. Here, the legislation formalizes existing practice by laying down clear rules and requirements. It can therefore rely on the broad support of society at large, and will enhance trust and confidence in those responsible. The danger of formal regulation that follows existing practice is that it could, in some cases, come too late and might even impede the process of long-term reform. The Amarantis case has prompted calls for big organizations which run large numbers of schools to be split up. But if we start to prepare the necessary legislation today, we may be in a position to implement it in around four years time. Meanwhile, the field has already taken the initiative. Some schools in Rotterdam, for example, have already decided to go their separate ways. That s why I will mention another important means of achieving effective government: management by speech. I have noticed more than once that drawing public attention to unacceptable situations can do far more to bring about change than formal legislation. In many cases, reform relies not on the strict letter of the law, but on its interpretation and use. It is a question of culture rather than structure. As you know, the Netherlands champions gay rights and equality. In the international sphere, we have found that telling an uncomfortable story can be highly effective to present our case forcefully to important organizations in the field of human rights, like the United Nations. This approach entails devoting attention to why something should be done, not merely how. Doing so adds weight to the message. In recent decades, evolving ideologies and new public management have taken the message itself out of the public sphere. Both the formulation and implementation of policy have become far more pragmatic and technocratic. And yet it remains the why of policy measures and the accompanying social dialogue which have the greatest impact in terms of acceptance and success. This brings me to my second path, that of promoting social initiatives and creating civic spaces. What does this have to do with political legitimacy? And why do we want to create civic spaces at all?

4 First, citizens themselves should have a say in how the things that directly affect them are run. This will bolster trust in the social and political institutions. Second, I firmly believe that political responsibility and democracy should not be confined to the formal institutions, but should influence society at large. Great thinkers such as Tocqueville already reached the same conclusion. I am reminded of my recent visit to the IMC Weekend School. Here, doctors, lawyers, artists, politicians and other professionals volunteer as guest teachers, giving classes to underprivileged Amsterdam children on a Sunday. The Weekend School was founded by an altruistic psychologist who was keen to offer young people better opportunities for personal development and the chance of a brighter future. Since the outset, the project has enjoyed the support of various funding organizations and a small army of dedicated volunteers. The scheme is now being rolled out into other towns and cities nationwide. An initiative like this should not be funded directly by the government. That would bring a mass of rules and requirements which will stifle rather than promote its aims. Nevertheless, it is highly appropriate for the Minister of Education to visit and express support and admiration for the project, as I did. It is also appropriate for the government to provide some practical support, helping to develop new networks for example. Doing so acknowledges the strength and value of such a bottom-up social initiative. The tradition of social initiatives and local civic spaces is now being rediscovered and reinvented, not only here in the Netherlands but elsewhere. This comes as no surprise. People are not motivated by economics alone, but also by a strong sense of solidarity, interdependence and reciprocity. Countless new forms of social solidarity and dialogue are possible. We need not confine ourselves to the family and the immediate neighborhood. The social media enable people to engage with each other regardless of boundaries or distance. I believe that the government should make such initiatives more visible, at least where they serve the public interests. We must encourage them, and where necessary facilitate them. Ladies and gentlemen, Many interpretations of the legitimacy of government set bottom-up social initiatives against a forceful government role, as if the two are mutually exclusive. They are not and I wish to bring them together. This is why I opted for a combined response to the Amarantis issue. That response involves tightening the existing regulations so that the government is able to take appropriate action in cases of financial mismanagement. It involves creating the necessary conditions for a culture of accountability. Finally, it involves management by speech, whereby we shall encourage debate about the role and responsibilities of public service managers. We shall help them to set their moral responsibility and moral compass.

5 These are the lines along which I hope to increase the legitimacy of government policy, in the broadest sense of the term, in the years ahead. This can be mutually beneficial to the worlds of everyday life and science, so I warmly invite you to join my quest for a solution. Thank you for your attention.

Keynote Speech by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Chair of the Panel on UN Civil Society Relations, at the DPI NGO Annual Conference

Keynote Speech by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Chair of the Panel on UN Civil Society Relations, at the DPI NGO Annual Conference Presentation of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Keynote Speaker, 56 th Annual DPI/NGO Conference, Human Security and Dignity: Fulfilling the Promise of the United Nations Monday, 8 September 2003, United Nations

More information

Lecture. His Excellency Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. Rule of Law: The Key to a Successful Transition. Sapru House, New Delhi May 14, 2012

Lecture. His Excellency Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. Rule of Law: The Key to a Successful Transition. Sapru House, New Delhi May 14, 2012 Lecture by His Excellency Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik President of the Republic of Maldives on Rule of Law: The Key to a Successful Transition at Sapru House, New Delhi May 14, 2012 Acting Director

More information

2 July Dear John,

2 July Dear John, 2 July 2018 Dear John, As Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for Policy, I am delighted to respond to the Conservative Policy Forum s summary paper on Conservative Values, at the same time as update

More information

GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES AFRICA. Saving lives, changing minds.

GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES AFRICA.   Saving lives, changing minds. GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES AFRICA www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

More information

Global Changes and Fundamental Development Trends in China in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

Global Changes and Fundamental Development Trends in China in the Second Decade of the 21st Century Global Changes and Fundamental Development Trends in China in the Second Decade of the 21st Century Zheng Bijian Former Executive Vice President Party School of the Central Committee of the CPC All honored

More information

JUNIOR BAR POINT OF VIEW: THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT REFERRAL BAR A NORTHERN IRELAND PERSPECTIVE

JUNIOR BAR POINT OF VIEW: THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT REFERRAL BAR A NORTHERN IRELAND PERSPECTIVE JUNIOR BAR POINT OF VIEW: THE FUTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT REFERRAL BAR A NORTHERN IRELAND PERSPECTIVE Introduction 1. Given we are at the World Bar Conference, I thought I would open by quoting from an American,

More information

The time for a debate on the Future of Europe is now

The time for a debate on the Future of Europe is now Foreign Ministers group on the Future of Europe Chairman s Statement 1 for an Interim Report 2 15 June 2012 The time for a debate on the Future of Europe is now The situation in the European Union Despite

More information

Early, Often and Clearly: Communicating the Nuclear Message 10447

Early, Often and Clearly: Communicating the Nuclear Message 10447 Early, Often and Clearly: Communicating the Nuclear Message 10447 Eliot Brenner and Rebecca Schmidt U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 ABSTRACT Communication is crucial to those in

More information

Key note address. Violence and discrimination against the girl child: General introduction

Key note address. Violence and discrimination against the girl child: General introduction A parliamentary perspective on discrimination and violence against the girl child New York, 1 March 2007 A parliamentary event organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations Division

More information

Report on community resilience to radicalisation and violent extremism

Report on community resilience to radicalisation and violent extremism Summary 14-02-2016 Report on community resilience to radicalisation and violent extremism The purpose of the report is to explore the resources and efforts of selected Danish local communities to prevent

More information

SPEECH BY COR PRESIDENT-ELECT, KARL-HEINZ LAMBERTZ EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS' PLENARY 12 JULY, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS

SPEECH BY COR PRESIDENT-ELECT, KARL-HEINZ LAMBERTZ EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS' PLENARY 12 JULY, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS SPEECH BY COR PRESIDENT-ELECT, KARL-HEINZ LAMBERTZ EUROPEAN COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS' PLENARY 12 JULY, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS Dear colleagues, ladies and gentleman, Let me first thank you for the

More information

PROF MS MAKHANYA, PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SAPS ACADEMY

PROF MS MAKHANYA, PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SAPS ACADEMY PROF MS MAKHANYA, PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE SAPS ACADEMY PAARL, CAPE TOWN 30 JANUARY 2014 Mr Programme Director : Lieutenant

More information

Award Ceremony Speech

Award Ceremony Speech The Nobel Peace Prize 1949 Lord Boyd Orr Award Ceremony Speech Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn* Chairman of the Nobel Committee Lord Boyd Orr occupies a unique place among the many men and women who

More information

Lincoln asked whether a nation devoted to the values of liberty, equality, justice and opportunity so conceived can long endure.

Lincoln asked whether a nation devoted to the values of liberty, equality, justice and opportunity so conceived can long endure. What Does it Mean to be an American Citizen? The Hon. Lee H. Hamilton Congressional Conference on Civic Education September 21, 2003 We are here today because the success of any democracy is determined

More information

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION. Address by Mr Federico Mayor

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION. Address by Mr Federico Mayor DG/98/30 Original: English UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Address by Mr Federico Mayor Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

More information

Statement by Warren Hoge. World Interfaith Harmony Week

Statement by Warren Hoge. World Interfaith Harmony Week StatementbyWarrenHoge WorldInterfaithHarmonyWeek TheRoleofFaithBasedOrganizationsandInterfaithInitiativesin Development,ReconciliationandPeacebuilding Thursday,February3 1.15 2.00pm ECOSOCRoom Faith:ACatalystforConflictResolution

More information

Starting an election campaign. A primer for CPAs interested in running for political office

Starting an election campaign. A primer for CPAs interested in running for political office Starting an election campaign A primer for CPAs interested in running for political office 2 CPA4office Starting an election campaign Table of contents 2 Why CPAs are prime candidates 4 Making decision

More information

The Role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in the OSCE Area OSCE Human Dimension Seminar

The Role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in the OSCE Area OSCE Human Dimension Seminar The Role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in the OSCE Area 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Seminar 1-3 June 2015 Warsaw Opening speech by Michael Georg Link

More information

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. President s Lunch. The UN s Legal Approach to Dispute Resolution

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. President s Lunch. The UN s Legal Approach to Dispute Resolution Chartered Institute of Arbitrators President s Lunch The UN s Legal Approach to Dispute Resolution Statement by Ms. Patricia O Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs The Legal Counsel Thursday,

More information

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, Thank you for inviting me to speak about this important topic.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, Thank you for inviting me to speak about this important topic. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, Thank you for inviting me to speak about this important topic. First of all, I would like to congratulate our Estonian hosts for the 100th anniversary of the independence

More information

Ladies and gentlemen,

Ladies and gentlemen, Speech by Lilianne Ploumen Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership American Security Project in Washington, D.C. April 16, 2015 Ladies and

More information

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Speech by Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Strasbourg 13 October 2016

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Speech by Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Strasbourg 13 October 2016 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Speech by Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier Strasbourg 13 October 2016 Mr President, Members of Parliament, Secretary General, Excellencies,

More information

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Building a multi-ethnic State: a post-ohrid challenge

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Building a multi-ethnic State: a post-ohrid challenge Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe H igh Commi s sioner on Nation al Minorities Building a multi-ethnic State: a post-ohrid challenge Address by by Knut Vollebaek OSCE High Commissioner

More information

Address Kees Sterk, President of the ENCJ Budapest, 10 July 2018 Meeting with OBT

Address Kees Sterk, President of the ENCJ Budapest, 10 July 2018 Meeting with OBT Address Kees Sterk, President of the ENCJ Budapest, 10 July 2018 Meeting with OBT Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, 1. As we are gathered here we are not just individual Hungarian, Croatian, British

More information

Excerpts of an interview of the Head of Presence, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth at NTV, Tirana, 22 July 2011

Excerpts of an interview of the Head of Presence, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth at NTV, Tirana, 22 July 2011 Excerpts of an interview of the Head of Presence, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth at NTV, Tirana, 22 July 2011 Q: Mr Ambassador, thank you for coming at Informal! A: My pleasure. Thank you for the invitation.

More information

Solemn hearing for the opening of the Judicial Year. 27 january 2017

Solemn hearing for the opening of the Judicial Year. 27 january 2017 Solemn hearing for the opening of the Judicial Year 27 january 2017 Speech by Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi President of the International Criminal Court Complementarities and convergences between

More information

HIGH-LEVEL EDUCATION FORUM ON EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN EUROPE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY

HIGH-LEVEL EDUCATION FORUM ON EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN EUROPE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY 20 September 2011 HIGH-LEVEL EDUCATION FORUM ON EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN EUROPE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY Speech by Ms Ólöf Ólafsdóttir Director of Education and Languages Council of Europe Ministers, ladies and

More information

1. Why has the official tolerance for corruption declined during the past decade, in so many countries and institutions around the world?

1. Why has the official tolerance for corruption declined during the past decade, in so many countries and institutions around the world? Presentation by Pieter Bottelier on Corruption, International Business and Development for a Seminar on Corruption and Bribery in Foreign Business Transactions: New Global and Canadian Standards, Vancouver,

More information

Northampton Primary Academy Trust

Northampton Primary Academy Trust Northampton Primary Academy Trust Preventing Extremism and Radicalisation Policy Date approved by the NPAT Board of Directors: 13.12.2018 Chair of Directors Signature: Renewal Date: 13.12.2020 Introduction

More information

Taoiseach Enda Kenny s address to the British-Irish Association, Oxford, 9 September 2016

Taoiseach Enda Kenny s address to the British-Irish Association, Oxford, 9 September 2016 Taoiseach Enda Kenny s address to the British-Irish Association, Oxford, 9 September 2016 Chairman Hugo MacNeill and members of the Committee, Members of the Association, Ladies and Gentlemen, I was honoured

More information

United States Statement to the NPT Review Conference, 3 May 2010 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

United States Statement to the NPT Review Conference, 3 May 2010 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton United States Statement to the NPT Review Conference, 3 May 2010 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton SECRETARY CLINTON: I want to thank the Secretary General, Director General Amano, Ambassador Cabactulan,

More information

Democracy Depends on Voter Participation. April An Issue Guide for Community Dialogue. The Center for Civic Engagement

Democracy Depends on Voter Participation. April An Issue Guide for Community Dialogue. The Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Depends on Voter Participation April 2016 An Issue Guide for Community Dialogue The Center for Civic Engagement About This Issue Guide How do we address the serious problem of the lack of voter

More information

GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES EUROPE. Saving lives, changing minds.

GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES EUROPE.  Saving lives, changing minds. GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES EUROPE www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

More information

Gaming in Holland. 19 June De Hallen. Hannie Dankbaarpassage 12, Amsterdam

Gaming in Holland. 19 June De Hallen. Hannie Dankbaarpassage 12, Amsterdam Gaming in Holland 19 June 2018 De Hallen Hannie Dankbaarpassage 12, Amsterdam Keynote (16:30-17:00): Be like Louis van Gaal! Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the organization for the invitation

More information

A message from Commissioner Günther H. Oettinger

A message from Commissioner Günther H. Oettinger CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY A message from Commissioner Günther H. Oettinger Dear President Dassis Dear Members of the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee Dear Colleagues from

More information

Justice Needs in Uganda. Legal problems in daily life

Justice Needs in Uganda. Legal problems in daily life Justice Needs in Uganda 2016 Legal problems in daily life JUSTICE NEEDS IN UGANDA - 2016 3 Introduction This research was supported by the Swedish Embassy in Uganda and The Hague Institute for Global Justice.

More information

The Law of EC State Aid, Seminar organised by the Centre of European Law at King s College and the European State Aid Law Institute (EStALI)

The Law of EC State Aid, Seminar organised by the Centre of European Law at King s College and the European State Aid Law Institute (EStALI) SPEECH Lowri Evans Deputy Director General, DG Competition State aid reform Modernising the current framework The Law of EC State Aid, Seminar organised by the Centre of European Law at King s College

More information

REMARKS AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE 38TH CONFERENCE ON DIPLOMATIC TRAINING VALLETTA, MALTA 28 SEPTEMBER, 2010

REMARKS AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE 38TH CONFERENCE ON DIPLOMATIC TRAINING VALLETTA, MALTA 28 SEPTEMBER, 2010 COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION REMARKS AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE 38TH CONFERENCE ON DIPLOMATIC TRAINING VALLETTA, MALTA 28 SEPTEMBER, 2010 BY DR WILLIAM F. SHIIJA SECRETARY-GENERAL COMM0NWEALTH

More information

Citizenship Education for the 21st Century

Citizenship Education for the 21st Century Citizenship Education for the 21st Century What is meant by citizenship education? Citizenship education can be defined as educating children, from early childhood, to become clear-thinking and enlightened

More information

Republic of South Sudan South Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC) Presentation by Lawrence Korbandy, Chairperson SSHRC, Geneva, 24.9.

Republic of South Sudan South Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC) Presentation by Lawrence Korbandy, Chairperson SSHRC, Geneva, 24.9. Republic of South Sudan South Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC) Presentation by Lawrence Korbandy, Chairperson SSHRC, Geneva, 24.9.2014 President, UN Human Rights Council Honorable members of the Panel,

More information

WADA PRESIDENT SPEECH Protection of Sports Integrity. World Forum on Sport and Culture 20 and 21 October 2016 Tokyo, Japan

WADA PRESIDENT SPEECH Protection of Sports Integrity. World Forum on Sport and Culture 20 and 21 October 2016 Tokyo, Japan WADA PRESIDENT SPEECH Protection of Sports Integrity World Forum on Sport and Culture 20 and 21 October 2016 Tokyo, Japan By Sir Craig Reedie Introduction Good afternoon distinguished guests, ladies and

More information

Towards a global compact on refugees: thematic discussion two. 17 October 2017 Palais des Nations, Geneva Room XVII

Towards a global compact on refugees: thematic discussion two. 17 October 2017 Palais des Nations, Geneva Room XVII Towards a global compact on refugees: thematic discussion two 17 October 2017 Palais des Nations, Geneva Room XVII Opening plenary - Introductory remarks Daniel Endres Director for Comprehensive Responses,

More information

Shared responsibility, shared humanity

Shared responsibility, shared humanity Shared responsibility, shared humanity 24.05.18 Communiqué from the International Refugee Congress 2018 Preamble We, 156 participants, representing 98 diverse institutions from 29 countries, including

More information

Award Ceremony of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize UNESCO, 18 May Address by Mr Jean Foyer Vice-President of the Jury

Award Ceremony of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize UNESCO, 18 May Address by Mr Jean Foyer Vice-President of the Jury ODG/CRP/1993/ PI/2 UNESCO, Paris, May 1993 Original: French Award Ceremony of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize UNESCO, 18 May 1993 Address by Mr Jean Foyer Vice-President of the Jury Madam, Mr President

More information

International Dialogue on Migration Intersessional workshop on Societies and identities: the multifaceted impact of migration

International Dialogue on Migration Intersessional workshop on Societies and identities: the multifaceted impact of migration International Dialogue on Migration Intersessional workshop on Societies and identities: the multifaceted impact of migration Speech by Mr Peter van Vliet Assistant Secretary Multicultural Affairs Branch

More information

Stability and Statebuilding: Cooperation with the International Community

Stability and Statebuilding: Cooperation with the International Community Statement By His Excellency Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Stability and Statebuilding: Cooperation with the International Community Finnish Institute of

More information

Korea s Anti-Corruption Strategies. and the Role of Private Sector

Korea s Anti-Corruption Strategies. and the Role of Private Sector UN Round Table Presentation Korea s Anti-Corruption Strategies and the Role of Private Sector December 9, 2003 Nam-Joo Lee Chairman Korea Independent Commission Against Corruption ( K I C A C ) Good afternoon

More information

Afterthought on the dilemmas of binding

Afterthought on the dilemmas of binding by Francis Sejersted *1 Keeping promises is a key problem in politics. Promises must be made. That is to say we must know what frameworks apply so that we can act rationally and plan ahead. As Henrik Syse

More information

10 th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum (27th-30th July 2014, Harare, Zimbabwe)

10 th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum (27th-30th July 2014, Harare, Zimbabwe) 10 th Southern Africa Civil Society Forum (27th-30th July 2014, Harare, Zimbabwe) THE SADC WE WANT: ACTING TOGETHER FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, PEACE AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT 1. Preamble 1.2. We, the representatives

More information

Preventing Extremism and Radicalisation Safeguarding Policy

Preventing Extremism and Radicalisation Safeguarding Policy Preventing Extremism and Radicalisation Safeguarding Policy British Values & The Prevention of Radicalisation School Ethos and Practice When operating this policy we use the following accepted Governmental

More information

The Return of the Region:

The Return of the Region: The Return of the Region: Addressing Global Challenges and Tackling Social Issues through Regional Collaborative Governance Martijn Groenleer, Professor of Regional Law and Governance, Tilburg Center for

More information

Subject: Bernalillo County Manager's Recent Decision To Suspend In Kind support of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Multicultural Council

Subject: Bernalillo County Manager's Recent Decision To Suspend In Kind support of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Multicultural Council To: Julie Morgas Baca County Manager Bernalillo County One Civic Plaza NW, 10th Floor, Suite 10111 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 From: Jewel L. Hall Founder, Past President and Executive Director of Communications

More information

The United States & Latin America: After The Washington Consensus Dan Restrepo, Director, The Americas Program, Center for American Progress

The United States & Latin America: After The Washington Consensus Dan Restrepo, Director, The Americas Program, Center for American Progress The United States & Latin America: After The Washington Consensus Dan Restrepo, Director, The Americas Program, Center for American Progress Presentation at the Annual Progressive Forum, 2007 Meeting,

More information

REMARKS BY RT HON NGOGA KAROLI MARTIN AT THE OCCASSION OF THE NATIONAL HEROES DAY, FEB 1 ST, 2018

REMARKS BY RT HON NGOGA KAROLI MARTIN AT THE OCCASSION OF THE NATIONAL HEROES DAY, FEB 1 ST, 2018 REMARKS BY RT HON NGOGA KAROLI MARTIN AT THE OCCASSION OF THE NATIONAL HEROES DAY, FEB 1 ST, 2018 Excellencies the Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen; I wish

More information

A Civil Religion. Copyright Maurice Bisheff, Ph.D.

A Civil Religion. Copyright Maurice Bisheff, Ph.D. 1 A Civil Religion Copyright Maurice Bisheff, Ph.D. www.religionpaine.org Some call it a crisis in secularism, others a crisis in fundamentalism, and still others call governance in a crisis in legitimacy,

More information

HOW TO HANDLE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN COUNCIL MEETINGS

HOW TO HANDLE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN COUNCIL MEETINGS HOW TO HANDLE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS IN COUNCIL MEETINGS Situation 1: A speaker talks about multiple topics and continues past the formal or informal time limit. Occasionally a speaker goes on and on and

More information

James Madison: The Forgotten Founder

James Madison: The Forgotten Founder Unit Interim 23 Interim ssessment ssessment Read the biography. Then answer the questions that follow. James Madison: The Forgotten Founder by Mark ziak 1 The presidents of the United States have made

More information

DÓCHAS STRATEGY

DÓCHAS STRATEGY DÓCHAS STRATEGY 2015-2020 2015-2020 Dóchas is the Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations. It is a meeting place and a leading voice for organisations that want Ireland to be a

More information

Statement. Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury

Statement. Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury Statement by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury United Nations Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

More information

Connections Between California s History/Social Science Standards and California s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs)

Connections Between California s History/Social Science Standards and California s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs) Connections Between California s History/Social Science Standards and California s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EP&Cs) Approved by the Interagency EEI Model Curriculum Planning Committee 1 As

More information

EXPERTS PRAISE BARACK OBAMA

EXPERTS PRAISE BARACK OBAMA EXPERTS PRAISE BARACK OBAMA ON CHANGING CONVENTIONAL FOREIGN POLICY THINKING We need a major realignment in our foreign policy, and Senator Obama shows he has the wisdom, judgment and vision to make these

More information

Issue No October 2003

Issue No October 2003 ROMANO PRODI, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SHARING STABILITY AND PROSPERITY SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE TEMPUS MEDA REGIONAL CONFERENCE BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA ALEXANDRIA, 13 OCTOBER 2003 Kind hosts,

More information

The European Perspective of Iceland

The European Perspective of Iceland SPEECH/09/373 Olli Rehn Eu Commissioner for Enlargement The European Perspective of Iceland University of Iceland Reykjavik, 9 September 2009 Foreign Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, It is

More information

STATEMENT BY H.E. DR. GJORGE IVANOV PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

STATEMENT BY H.E. DR. GJORGE IVANOV PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS 866 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, SUITE 517 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 TEL: (212) 308-8504, 8723 FAX: (212) 308-8724 newyork@mfa.gov.mk STATEMENT

More information

Speech of Štefan Harabin, Prime minister and Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic

Speech of Štefan Harabin, Prime minister and Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic Speech of Štefan Harabin, Prime minister and Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to speak to you in opening our joint seminar on the role of Government

More information

AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY

AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS TO JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY New Delhi, 27 April 2012 Mr. Chancellor, Lt. Gen. M.A. Zaki,

More information

The Problem of Minority Marginalization in Media

The Problem of Minority Marginalization in Media The Problem of Minority Marginalization in Media Dragan CALOVIC Faculty of Culture and Media Megatrend University Goce Delceva 8, 11070 Novi Beograd SERBIA dcalovic@megatrend.edu.rs Abstract: - In the

More information

Taking advantage of globalisation: the role of education and reform in Europe

Taking advantage of globalisation: the role of education and reform in Europe SPEECH/07/315 Joaquín Almunia European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Taking advantage of globalisation: the role of education and reform in Europe 35 th Economics Conference "Human Capital

More information

COMMUNITARIAN MORAL CLAIMS FOR DEMOCRACY.

COMMUNITARIAN MORAL CLAIMS FOR DEMOCRACY. COMMUNITARIAN MORAL CLAIMS FOR DEMOCRACY. identity 1 Jarmila Jurová 1 Introduction of a state, which is not the same as the identities of its members. Even though there is a kind of overlap, the identities

More information

OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL Mengozzi delivered on 7 July 2011 (1) Case C-545/09

OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL Mengozzi delivered on 7 July 2011 (1) Case C-545/09 OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL Mengozzi delivered on 7 July 2011 (1) Case C-545/09 European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Promotion and retirement rights of teachers seconded

More information

KEY NOTE ADDRESS BY SICILY K

KEY NOTE ADDRESS BY SICILY K KEY NOTE ADDRESS BY SICILY K. KANINI KARIUKI (MRS), MBS, CBS, CABINET SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE, YOUTH AND GENDER AFFAIRS DURING THE NATIONAL GENDER EQUALITY COMMISSION S EVENT TO MARK THE

More information

New Brunswick s International Strategy. Department of Intergovernmental Affairs

New Brunswick s International Strategy. Department of Intergovernmental Affairs New Brunswick s International Strategy Department of Intergovernmental Affairs Message from the Premier As Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, I am pleased to present to you New Brunswick

More information

GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES AMERICAS. Saving lives, changing minds.

GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES AMERICAS.  Saving lives, changing minds. GUIDE TO THE AUXILIARY ROLE OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT NATIONAL SOCIETIES AMERICAS www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

More information

Between justice and legal closure. Looted art claims and the passage of time

Between justice and legal closure. Looted art claims and the passage of time 14.00-14.20: Wouter Veraart (Professor of Legal Philosophy, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Between justice and legal closure. Looted art claims and the passage of time What is the role of law

More information

Enlightenment of Hayek s Institutional Change Idea on Institutional Innovation

Enlightenment of Hayek s Institutional Change Idea on Institutional Innovation International Conference on Education Technology and Economic Management (ICETEM 2015) Enlightenment of Hayek s Institutional Change Idea on Institutional Innovation Juping Yang School of Public Affairs,

More information

Opening of the Judicial Year. Seminar

Opening of the Judicial Year. Seminar Opening of the Judicial Year Seminar THE AUTHORITY OF THE JUDICIARY CHALLENGES TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE JUDICIARY RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF COURTS AND JUDGES Friday 26 January 2018 Speech by

More information

As chair of the legal aid program in BC, I am naturally apprehensive about appearing before a roomful of police officers.

As chair of the legal aid program in BC, I am naturally apprehensive about appearing before a roomful of police officers. Suite 400 510 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 3A8 Tel: (604) 601-6000 Fax: (604) 682-0914 www.lss.bc.ca INTRODUCTION THE CASE FOR LEGAL AID SHOULD WE CARE? Mayland McKimm, QC, Chair, The Legal Services

More information

Public Diplomacy and its role in the EU's external relations

Public Diplomacy and its role in the EU's external relations SPEECH/08/494 Margot Wallström Vice-President of the European Commission Public Diplomacy and its role in the EU's external relations Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University Washington

More information

To the President of the House of Representatives of the States General Binnenhof 4 Den Haag

To the President of the House of Representatives of the States General Binnenhof 4 Den Haag To the President of the House of Representatives of the States General Binnenhof 4 Den Haag Sub-Saharan Africa Department Central and East Africa Division Bezuidenhoutseweg 67 2594 AC Den Haag Date 1 September

More information

Building on Global Europe: The Future EU Trade Agenda

Building on Global Europe: The Future EU Trade Agenda Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade Building on Global Europe: The Future EU Trade Agenda House of German Industries Berlin, 15 April 2010 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure

More information

Putting Principles into Practice: Multilateralism and Other Values in EU Trade Policy

Putting Principles into Practice: Multilateralism and Other Values in EU Trade Policy European Commission Speech [Check against delivery] Putting Principles into Practice: Multilateralism and Other Values in EU Trade Policy 2 May 2016 Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade Graduate Institute,

More information

Part III. Neutrality in the Era of Balance of Power, Sovereignty and Security Community since 1917

Part III. Neutrality in the Era of Balance of Power, Sovereignty and Security Community since 1917 Part III Neutrality in the Era of Balance of Power, 1815 1917 121 Sovereignty and Security Community since 1917 122 Sovereignty from the Bottom-Up Introduction The third stage in the development of the

More information

Céad míle fáilte roimh go-léir agus Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig. A hundred thousand welcomes to all and Happy St. Patricks Day!

Céad míle fáilte roimh go-léir agus Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig. A hundred thousand welcomes to all and Happy St. Patricks Day! HoM SPD speech Céad míle fáilte roimh go-léir agus Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig. A hundred thousand welcomes to all and Happy St. Patricks Day! St Patrick s Day St. Patrick s Day, on Monday of next week,

More information

4. This guidance is a public document and is available from the GOC s website at:

4. This guidance is a public document and is available from the GOC s website at: GUIDANCE FOR CASE EXAMINERS The purpose of this guidance 1. The General Optical Council (GOC) recognises that it is important that patients, registrants, professional and representative organisations,

More information

Fort Collins, Colorado: An Expectation of Public Engagement

Fort Collins, Colorado: An Expectation of Public Engagement Fort Collins, Colorado: An Expectation of Public Engagement Government leaders in Fort Collins, Colorado say that the expectation citizens have regarding engagement has shifted the way they work and the

More information

CHRISTIAN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS

CHRISTIAN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS PARENT / TEACHER LESSON PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL S T U D E T N S CHRISTIAN POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS ARPACANADA.ca Summary This lesson requires students to engage with the state of Christian political organizations

More information

Chapter Six Immigration Policy and the Separation of Powers. Hon Philip Ruddock, MHR

Chapter Six Immigration Policy and the Separation of Powers. Hon Philip Ruddock, MHR Chapter Six Immigration Policy and the Separation of Powers Hon Philip Ruddock, MHR I would like to thank The Samuel Griffith Society for the invitation to present this address, and I offer my congratulations

More information

Associative project draft VERSION

Associative project draft VERSION Associative project draft VERSION 2 Our fundamental principles As members of Doctors of the World/Médecins du Monde (MdM), we want a world where barriers to health have been overcome and where the right

More information

Where Have All the Voters Gone?

Where Have All the Voters Gone? Where Have All the Voters Gone? A Discussion Guide Many Americans express frustration and concern about poor and decreasing voter turnout rates in local and national elections. Discussion about why citizens

More information

Rights-based Community Practice. Giving communities the power to act to create change

Rights-based Community Practice. Giving communities the power to act to create change Rights-based Community Practice Giving communities the power to act to create change Ideological considerations in human rights advocacy practice Human rights advocacy Coexistence Universality Inclusive

More information

Remarks by. H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe President of the 68 th session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York 27 September 2013

Remarks by. H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe President of the 68 th session of the United Nations General Assembly. New York 27 September 2013 Remarks by H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe President of the 68 th session of the United Nations General Assembly New York 27 September 2013 Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement on the margins of

More information

Political Espionage or Politics as Usual?

Political Espionage or Politics as Usual? CHAPTER 4 Political Espionage or Politics as Usual? The Case of Political Campaign Tactics Lucinda Austin As a college sophomore and first-time intern, Nicole Miller felt honored to be selected as an intern

More information

SERGEI N. MARTYNOV BY HIS EXCELLENCY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS STATEMENT

SERGEI N. MARTYNOV BY HIS EXCELLENCY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS STATEMENT BELARUS UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION GENERAL DEBATE New York 26 September 2009 STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY SERGEI N. MARTYNOV MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

More information

Rached Ghannouchi on Tunisia s Democratic Transition

Rached Ghannouchi on Tunisia s Democratic Transition Rached Ghannouchi on Tunisia s Democratic Transition I am delighted to talk to you about the Tunisian experience and the Tunisian model which has proven to the whole world that democracy is a dream that

More information

INTERNATIONAL DRESDEN DIALOGUE STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL COHESION DRESDEN 2 OCTOBER 2017, 2.15 P.M. KARL-HEINZ LAMBERTZ

INTERNATIONAL DRESDEN DIALOGUE STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL COHESION DRESDEN 2 OCTOBER 2017, 2.15 P.M. KARL-HEINZ LAMBERTZ The President INTERNATIONAL DRESDEN DIALOGUE STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL COHESION DRESDEN 2 OCTOBER 2017, 2.15 P.M. KARL-HEINZ LAMBERTZ CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Introduction Mayor Hilbert, Ladies

More information

OPENING SPEECH. Mr. Pascal Lamy WTO Director-General

OPENING SPEECH. Mr. Pascal Lamy WTO Director-General OPENING SPEECH Mr. Pascal Lamy WTO Director-General Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the WTO s Public Forum of 2009! It is always a pleasure to see the very large crowds that the WTO Public Forum draws.

More information

Speech by President Juncker at the Honorary Doctorate award ceremony by the National University of Ireland

Speech by President Juncker at the Honorary Doctorate award ceremony by the National University of Ireland Dublin, 21 June 2018 Speech by President Juncker at the Honorary Doctorate award ceremony by the National University of Ireland Chancellor Manning, Professor O'Shea, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

More information

Identity of Governance By H.B. Paksoy

Identity of Governance By H.B. Paksoy Identity of Governance By H.B. Paksoy Selection of a governance system accompanies the identity creation. The new governance system may have been one that was modified from an existing one, with significant

More information

Becoming A City of Peace

Becoming A City of Peace Becoming A City of Peace If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in

More information

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE POLITICAL CULTURE Every country has a political culture - a set of widely shared beliefs, values, and norms concerning the ways that political and economic life ought to be carried out. The political culture

More information