When scientific authority becomes law

Who governs science when no one is in charge: Part 5 of a five-part series

Senior officials, diplomats, and experts recognize Ghada Waly, who heads both the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime and the U.N. Office at Vienna, at a signing ceremony for the Cybercrime Convention held in Hanoi and hosted by Vietnam and UNODC. (AN/U.N. Web TV)

Editor’s Note: This weekly series explores how science is governed globally in the absence of a …