A look around the world at the latest rule of law events taking place in September:

New round of Kosovo Dialogue

A new round of  talks between the Republic of Serbia and the partially recognised Republic of Kosovo will take place on September 8th, 2013. The Belgrade - Pristina negotiations began in March 2011, and they are the first negotiations between the two entities since Kosovo declared independence. For more information on the new round of talks, click on the article here. 

The G20 Leaders' Summit

The G20 Leaders' Summit, to be held in St. Petersburg on September 5-6, 2013, will be the main G20 event of 2013. The key objective of the G20 is fostering strong, sustainable and balanced growth. As this year's chair, Russia has set aside a number of tasks for the G20 to promote economic growth and create jobs, through encouraging long-term investment, ensuring trust and transparency at the markets and enhancing effective regulation. For more information, view the link here. 

24th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-fourth regular session from 9 to 27 September 2013 in Geneva, where it will hear presentations from human rights experts on the human rights of children whose parents have been given the death penalty or executed; gender integration; and human rights and indigenous peoples. The presentation of the latest report of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will also be heard by the 47-member body of the Council. More information is available here. 

68th Session of the UN General Assembly

The sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly will open on 17 September 2013, where Ambassador John William Ashe of Antigua and Barbuda will open the debate as the President of its 68th session. The General Debate of General Assembly will be held from 24 September to 2 October, 2013. Click here for more information. 

Elections:

Australia will hold its Parliamentary elections on September 7.

Maldive will hold its first round of Presidential elections on September 7.

Rwanda will hold its Partliamentary elections from September 16-18.

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