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The EU and its Member States have legal obligation to rescue migrants and potential refugees at t... more The EU and its Member States have legal obligation to rescue migrants and potential refugees at the high seas and in Member States’ territory, including territorial waters. And they should start doing so by sharing the burden, in terms of both people and financial redistribution, which is now mostly pressured on Greece and Italy. At the end of the day, Europe, too, must respect human rights and international law.
The European Union (EU) is in the process of passing a proposal to introduce regulations that may... more The European Union (EU) is in the process of passing a proposal to introduce regulations that may require companies importing and smelting tin, tantalum and tungsten (3Ts) and gold to report the origins of minerals These minerals are essential in high-tech products such as smart phones, LCD, laptop, etc. The policy brief evaluates the potential impacts of such a regulation and its implications on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC is one of the major supply countries of these conflict minerals with many mines under control of armed groups and involving the use of child labor.
The proposed regulation may have positive impacts in terms of demilitarizing mines in the DRC, but the targeted companies will face significant obstacles in implementing it and the implementation process may result in considerable negative, unintended consequences on the life of the Congolese. To effectively clean the supply chain and sustain the livelihood of the Congolese, the EU should implement the following course of action in collaboration with the DRC government, donors and humanitarian/development organizations:
➢ Require companies to report mineral sources;
➢ Support companies to conduct due diligence; and
➢ Work with different actors to sustain alternative livelihoods for Congolese miners.
The 2014 measles eruption in Vietnam surprised the whole population. During the period of 2011-20... more The 2014 measles eruption in Vietnam surprised the whole population. During the period of 2011-2013, measles was a quiet disease, causing no worry to the society. However, within the first six months of 2014, around 5,500 babies and children under nine years old were diagnosed with measles, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health. The public blamed the Ministry of Health for its slow response and unclear guidance.
How did the measles outbreak situation deteriorate although this disease can be easily prevented by cheap vaccine and early care? This paper argues that it was the missteps in the risk communication of Vietnam’s Health Ministry that contributed to citizens’ seeking self-help prevention and treatment from unauthorized and unreliable sources, which eventually weakened public trust and undermined efforts to control the contagion.
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The existence of the Dublin Regulation may give the impression that Member States’ preferences in... more The existence of the Dublin Regulation may give the impression that Member States’ preferences in asylum policy have converged. However, developments of EU’s asylum policy since the early 1990s have shown two features of the Council's decision making process in this domain: (1) Member States have different preferences, but chose to compromise under the pressure of the consensus culture; and (2) Member States’ yield to consensus might not necessarily be free of self-interests, which may complicate the EU asylum policy harmonization process and trigger challenges in the implementation phase at the national level.
The EU and its Member States have legal obligation to rescue migrants and potential refugees at t... more The EU and its Member States have legal obligation to rescue migrants and potential refugees at the high seas and in Member States’ territory, including territorial waters. And they should start doing so by sharing the burden, in terms of both people and financial redistribution, which is now mostly pressured on Greece and Italy. At the end of the day, Europe, too, must respect human rights and international law.
The European Union (EU) is in the process of passing a proposal to introduce regulations that may... more The European Union (EU) is in the process of passing a proposal to introduce regulations that may require companies importing and smelting tin, tantalum and tungsten (3Ts) and gold to report the origins of minerals These minerals are essential in high-tech products such as smart phones, LCD, laptop, etc. The policy brief evaluates the potential impacts of such a regulation and its implications on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC is one of the major supply countries of these conflict minerals with many mines under control of armed groups and involving the use of child labor.
The proposed regulation may have positive impacts in terms of demilitarizing mines in the DRC, but the targeted companies will face significant obstacles in implementing it and the implementation process may result in considerable negative, unintended consequences on the life of the Congolese. To effectively clean the supply chain and sustain the livelihood of the Congolese, the EU should implement the following course of action in collaboration with the DRC government, donors and humanitarian/development organizations:
➢ Require companies to report mineral sources;
➢ Support companies to conduct due diligence; and
➢ Work with different actors to sustain alternative livelihoods for Congolese miners.
The 2014 measles eruption in Vietnam surprised the whole population. During the period of 2011-20... more The 2014 measles eruption in Vietnam surprised the whole population. During the period of 2011-2013, measles was a quiet disease, causing no worry to the society. However, within the first six months of 2014, around 5,500 babies and children under nine years old were diagnosed with measles, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health. The public blamed the Ministry of Health for its slow response and unclear guidance.
How did the measles outbreak situation deteriorate although this disease can be easily prevented by cheap vaccine and early care? This paper argues that it was the missteps in the risk communication of Vietnam’s Health Ministry that contributed to citizens’ seeking self-help prevention and treatment from unauthorized and unreliable sources, which eventually weakened public trust and undermined efforts to control the contagion.
The existence of the Dublin Regulation may give the impression that Member States’ preferences in... more The existence of the Dublin Regulation may give the impression that Member States’ preferences in asylum policy have converged. However, developments of EU’s asylum policy since the early 1990s have shown two features of the Council's decision making process in this domain: (1) Member States have different preferences, but chose to compromise under the pressure of the consensus culture; and (2) Member States’ yield to consensus might not necessarily be free of self-interests, which may complicate the EU asylum policy harmonization process and trigger challenges in the implementation phase at the national level.