Between Light and Shadow

The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and International Human Rights Law

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

Av Mac Darrow

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Much has been written on the human rights relevance and impacts of the policies and activities of the World Bank and IMF --or International Financial Institutions (IFIs). However while many of the human rights-based critiques of the Bank and Fund purport to link broadly defined reforms with obligations under international human rights law,rarely has this been carried out through a rigorous and in-depth application of international legal rules governing the proper interpretation of the institutions' mandates, and rarely have the policy consequences and practical possibilities for human rights integration been explored in any detail. These are the principal gaps that the present book aims to fill, by reference to a sample of the IFIs' most important and controversial contemporary activities.

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Utgivningsdatum2003-03-20
Mått156 x 234 x 29 mm
Vikt722 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in International Law
Antal sidor376
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781841133904

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List of abbreviations I. INTRODUCTION II. THE IFIs' ORIGINS AND CONTEMPORARY FUNCTIONS III. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE QUESTION: COMMENTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS OF THE IFIs' POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES IV. TO WHAT EXTENT CAN THE WORLD BANK AND IMF DEAL WITH HUMAN RIGHTS? A BRIEF EXPLORATION OF THEIR LEGAL MANDATES V. IMPEDIMENTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS INTEGRATION VI. AN AGENDA FOR REFORM VII. CONCLUDING REMARKS Annex: List of Interviewees Bibliography Index

Darrow... conveys a true mastery over the dense technocratic and economistic jargon of the IFIs, offering a powerful translation of how human rights can be 'enabled' in the IFIs' operations. Susan Matthews Leiden Journal of International Law Vol 19/1, July 2006 By balancing a legal academic analysis with a rigorous evaluation of policy proposals for the integration of human rights at the Bank and Fund, Darrow appeals to a broad audience of policymakers, international legal experts, and human rights advocates. He bridges a gap between theory and practice in the existing literature on the law of international institutions. Galit A. Sarfaty American Journal of International Law July 2004 Alongside popular critiques of the IFIs, a body of academic commentary on their activities, particularly in relation to environmental and human rights issues, has been growing..[this] is the most significant recent contribution to these efforts, and a worthwhile one...One of the great strengths of this book is its engagement with the issues in a concrete and practical manner...The book will be of greatest interest to students and academics concerned with human rights and/or the IFIs but it also deserves wider attention. New Zealand Law Journal August 2004