We are dependent on a set of reliable global rules.Įven the USA, as a superpower, with its outstanding universities and great innovations, is an integral part of the global whole and needs a set of international rules. It is an Alpine territory, particularly exposed to the impact of climate change.īut on our own we can neither protect our Alps, nor our people, just as no state can pursue economic policy on its own. It is not part of any military alliance and it has a highly developed economic and research centre. Switzerland is a comparatively small, neutral country. A state that upholds international law helps the weak and gains in strength itself as a result. A state that abides by international law is not a weak state. The rule of law or the law of the jungle? For the United States and the Swiss Confederation, sister republics, the answer is clear: there needs to be rule of law!īut national law can only apply for all if it is embedded in a global set of rules and is thus applicable to all. Thank you for the introduction and for inviting me to speak. General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications General Secretariat DETECīern, - Address by President Doris Leuthard at the World Leaders Forum, Columbia University, 18 September 2017, New York
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