Global organisations from all sectors have an increasing influence over people’s lives, but often it is the poorest and most vulnerable who have least access to them. We engage with decision and policy makers in support of accountability reform, and publicly assess the current state of accountability in global organisations. Read our report on the Accountability Principles for Research Organisations in which we explore the often poorly understood accountability relationships of policy researchers with their stakeholders. Going beyond negotiations? The Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change throws the flaws of the way global governance works into stark relief. Our project and new briefing seeks to unearth the challenges ahead of us in the development of an accountable governance of global climate change policy making. Read more View the results of the 2008 Global Accountability Report, now available with individual organisational profiles and a review of how Whistleblower protection works (and may not always work) in practice. | | Global governance continues to suffer from major democratic deficits. Parliamentary or civil society participatory processes to hold decision makers to account are often weak or lacking altogether. As the power of global institutions increases, we search for better ways to engage citizens in governance, at global, national and local levels. Are parliaments "Ready for the Global Pitch"? Read our briefing on the capacity of the Indian and South African Parliaments to hold their governments to account over foreign policy. Parliamentary oversight of the G20 looks at how Parliaments can strengthen their work in relation to global governance. Accountable Lobbying of Parliament sets out proposals for greater accountability in the way lobbying takes place in parliament, responding also to a recent report by the Public Administration Select Committee. | | International law is a cornerstone of a rule-based system of interaction between states and citizens. But also self-regulation can meaningfully complement legal approaches. We develop recommendations regarding principle based approaches to global policies responding to challenges such as armed conflict, human rights abuse, poverty, and climate change. Visit our interactive map of civil society self-regulatory initiatives, with a global database to go live in July. In our project on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) we investigate opportunities and obstacles to progress in realising this important international doctrine in cases of widespread and systematic human rights abuses. Read our latest report: Yes we can? The Responsibility to Protect and economic, social and cultural rights. As the ICC moves towards its first major review meeting by the Assembly of state parties, read our paper on how to strengthen accountability and independence of the ICC: "Any good reasons to cry wolf?" |
