Between Light and Shadow (Studies in International Law)

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Title Page......Page 4
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Acknowledgements......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
List of Abbreviations......Page 14
I. Introduction......Page 18
THE IBRD......Page 26
THE IDA......Page 28
THE EVOLUTION OF DEVELOPMENT THINKING AT THE BANK......Page 31
WHAT ROLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS?......Page 36
THE IMF......Page 42
PRELIMINARY REMARKS......Page 70
THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE LEDGER......Page 80
THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF THE LEDGER......Page 83
SUMMARY—THE IFIs’ HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS AND INFLUENCE......Page 128
IV. To What Extent Can the World Bank and IMF Deal with Human Rights? A Brief Exploration of their Legal Mandates......Page 130
LEGAL INTERPRETATION OF THE IFIs’ MANDATES......Page 132
HOW VITAL AN ISSUE IS THE ‘LEGAL MANDATE’ QUESTION IN A PRACTICAL SENSE?......Page 139
ISSUES COMMON TO THE BANK AND FUND......Page 141
THE MEANING OF THE ‘POLITICAL PROHIBITION’ IN THE BANK’S ARTICLES......Page 166
SCOPE OF INHERENT AUTHORITY WITHIN THE FUND’S MANDATE—AN‘ IMPLIED POWERS’ ANALYSIS......Page 187
OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS FOR BOTH BANK AND FUND......Page 203
CONCLUSIONS......Page 209
PRELIMINARY REMARKS......Page 212
INSTITUTIONAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS WITHIN THE BANK......Page 213
INSTITUTIONAL AND CULTURAL BARRIERS WITHIN THE FUND......Page 218
OTHER INSTITUTIONAL AND DISCIPLINARY BARRIERS......Page 219
INTER-DISCIPLINARY CLASHES—‘TRADE-OFFS V ABSOLUTISM’?......Page 220
THE FUNCTIONALIST OBJECTION......Page 222
‘HUMAN RIGHTS IS BAD FOR BUSINESS’......Page 223
DOUBLE STANDARDS......Page 224
EMPIRICAL JUSTIFICATIONS FOR EVOLVING MANDATES......Page 225
LIMITATIONS ON CONDITIONALITY AS A LEGITIMATE AND VIABLE HUMAN RIGHTS VEHICLE......Page 226
STIFLING OF PROGRESSIVE LOCAL INITIATIVES?......Page 228
CULTURAL RELATIVISM IN CONTEXT......Page 230
PROBLEM OF APPLICABILITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO NON-STATE ACTORS......Page 233
FUNGIBILITY OF AID FOR DEVELOPMENT......Page 236
CONCLUDING COMMENTS......Page 237
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS......Page 238
DECKCHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: STRUCTURAL PREREQUISITES TO POLICY REFORMS......Page 239
THE DEMAND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES......Page 251
ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS TERMS: THE QUEST FOR RELEVANT INDICATORS AND BENCHMARKS......Page 253
TAILORING AND LOCAL OWNERSHIP......Page 260
PROGRAMMATIC RELEVANCE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS......Page 262
EDUCATION FOR ALL—A ROLE FOR THE CRC AND ICESCR......Page 270
PARTICIPATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS TERMS......Page 272
INSTITUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PRSP PROCESS......Page 277
INTEGRATING HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT......Page 281
CAVEATS ON PRIVATISATION......Page 294
THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE BANK’S POLICY ON CHILD LABOUR......Page 295
RECOGNITION OF RELEVANT UNITED NATIONS DECISION-MAKING BODIES......Page 296
INTERACTIONS WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES......Page 299
EXPANDED COMMUNICATION AND MODES OF COOPERATION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS......Page 301
INTERACTIONS WITH THE OHCHR......Page 304
VII. Concluding Remarks......Page 312
Annex......Page 318
Bibliography......Page 324
Index......Page 366