Secretary of State Establishes Commission on Unalienable Rights

Bibliographic Data

ID9544834
AuthorsR Michael, Pompeo Pompeo, U Dep
Year2019
Volume113
Issue4
Pages842-844
Publication date2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of International Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/ajil.2019.62
OpenAlexW4212888348
LanguageEN

On July 8, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo established a Commission on Unalienable Rights. The Commission will “provide the Secretary of State advice and recommendations concerning international human rights matters ... [and] provide fresh thinking about human rights discourse where such discourse has departed from our nation's founding principles of natural law and natural rights.” The Commission has an initial two-year mandate. Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns that the Commission will circumvent existing structures and challenge LGBTQ+ protections and reproductive rights

Commission · Democracy · Fundamental rights · Human rights · International human rights law · Mandate · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · International Human Rights and Reproductive Law · Law · Public Administration

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