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March 2021 | International Law Alerts | International Environmental Law

The role of women in water governance Principle 3 of the Dublin Statement establishes that “women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water”, and therefore, positive policies need to be adopted not only to address the specific needs of women with regard to water but also to empower them to participate “at all levels in water resources programmes, including decision-making and implementation”. Sharing the benefits from river basin management: from theory to practice Worldwide, water resources are shared between different stakeholders for multiple uses. With water resources becoming scarcer yet users increasing, management of…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | International Criminal Law

Six newly elected ICC judges to be sworn in on 10 March 2021 A swearing-in Ceremony for six newly elected judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be held on Wednesday 10 March 2021, at 11:00 (The Hague local time) in Courtroom I at the seat of the Court in The Hague (Netherlands). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, some of the participants will attend remotely. Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, respecting an investigation of the Situation in Palestine How the Office will set priorities concerning the investigation will be determined in due time, in light of the operational…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | Intellectual Property

Waiver war at WTO over Covid jab IP rights The World Trade Organization faces calls led by India and South Africa to waive intellectual property (IP) rights for Covid-19 vaccines — a notion fiercely rejected by pharmaceutical giants and their host countries. Lazada, Shopee and IP right holders band together in fight vs. rising online counterfeiting, piracy To help address the rise of online counterfeiting and piracy, e-commerce platforms Lazada and Shopee signed on March 1, 2021 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with several global and local brand owners and business associations to build a stronger industry-wide coordination mechanism.…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | Foreign Policy / Bilateral Relations

PH and Israel hold 11th Joint Commission Meeting virtually, discussed ongoing cooperation on defense, agriculture, among others The 11th Philippines-Israel Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was convened virtually by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Israel on 1 March 2021. PH strengthens bilateral relations with Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam; Pushes Trade and Investment, Defense and Logistics Cooperation Amid Pandemic Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Nathaniel Imperial received Indonesian Chargé d’Affaires Widya Rahmanto and Brunei Darussalam Ambassador Johariah binti Haji Wahab in a back-to-back courtesy call on 15 March 2021 at…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | European Union

Team Europe contributes to COVAX Facility in the Philippines On 4 March 2021, the first 487,200 vaccines provided to the Philippines under the COVAX facility have arrived in Manila. These vaccines as well as 40 more million doses which are yet to come are part of the COVAX facility to which Team Europe is the biggest contributor. Duterte: Remembering poor nations 'a plus for humanity' PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte thanked the international community for donating 487,200 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines, saying the assistance to poor nations is a "plus for humanity." Philippines and EU repair relations…

March 2021 | International Law Alerts | Cybersecurity

Microsoft says Chinese hackers targeted groups via server software Microsoft reports flaws in mail server software exploited by a group called HAFNIUM, described as a state-sponsored entity operating out of China Cyber pandemic: A rising global threat In every crisis there is opportunity, as the old adage goes, even for unscrupulous people. This especially applies to the coronavirus pandemic, which has opened opportunities for hackers to prey on distracted peoples and organizations in many countries. Group claims cyber attack on Gov.ph in protest over deaths of activists Cyber PH for Human Rights says they fired off the attack 'to…

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