The summit was the result of a major reform by the Obama administration, called the Open Government Initiative, launched on the first day of his first administration in 2009.
Applying the principles promoted by the foundations of George Soros, this initiative aims to “ensure the transparency of democratic governments” as well as “involve citizens in decision-making via NGOs”, and not through parliaments, according to its mission statement.
Two other objectives were added during the creation of the intergovernmental organization. The first was to “combat corruption”, except of course where it is assumed by registered lobbies, and “generalize the use of new technologies”.
The Open Government Partnership was launched by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2011. In accordance with its own principles, this intergovernmental organization involves many NGOs in both its debates and its management. The Presidency is currently held by France and the World Resources Institute.
The latter is an American association created by the Democrats, aimed at promoting specific ecological matters. It is through this NGO that former Vice President Al Gore popularized the theory of the human cause of climate change.
The Open Government Partnership is funded by corporate foundations such as the Open Society of George Soros, the Omidyar Network (also involved in the Ukraine), The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Ford Foundation.
After five years of existence, and contrary to Barack Obama’s commitments and presidential decrees, the workings of the Partnership remains opaque and ultimately closed to public scrutiny. The Partnership revolves around the sole interest of various accredited NGOs and foundations.
Days before the summit and leaving the office of French Prime Minister in pursuit of his electoral campaign, Manuel Valls signed with his Minister of Justice, Jean-Jacques Urvoas, a decree placing the highest court in France, the Cour de Cassation under the control of a new under General Inspectorate of Justice.
While there is separation of judicial power in France, this move is suspicious, the French daily Libération noted. Traditionally, the Cour de Cassation is an independent organ and for this reason cannot be controlled by the Minister of Justice.
The first president of the Cour de Cassation, Bertrand Louvel, has written to the new Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, seeking urgent explanations.
On October 13, 2016, Louvel declared that “renewed oppression [by political figures] of the judiciary poses an institutional problem” following a meeting with François Hollande, President of the Republic who accused judges of “cowardice”.
#DirectCc "Les outrances renouvelées à l'encontre du pouvoir judiciaire posent un problème institutionnel" B Louvel
— Cour de cassation (@Courdecassation) October 13, 2016
Louvel had complained previously of political meddling to Le Monde, the French daily.
Dominique Rousseau, a professor of constitutional law at the Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, told Libération that essentially this places the court under political control. He says that this means that individual liberties will no longer be protected.
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