Human Rights and Development
Towards Mutual Reinforcement
ISBN13: 9780199284627ISBN10: 0199284628
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576 pages
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Only in the past 15 years or so, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the realization that freedom and economic well-being are empirically linked, have the professional communities dealing with development and human rights issues begun to communicate effectively. But too much of the dialogue has been confined to an abstract or theoretical level. The eminent contributors to this volume address highly specific but crucial aspects of the human rights and development interface, including the economics of social rights; land rights and women's empowerment; child labor and access to education; reform of legal and judicial systems; the human rights role of the private sector; and building human rights into development planning, especially the Poverty Reduction Strategy process.Features
- Expores how goals shared by the international human rights and the development communities can be achieved
- Addresses topical issues including the economics of social rights; land rights and women's empowerment; and the role of the private sector in protecting human rights
- Cross- disciplinary appeal to those concerned with human rights, development and international relations, and with the policies of international organizations
About the Author(s)
Philip Alston is Professor of Law at New York University Law School and Faculty Director of its Center for Human Rights and Global Justice. Since 2002 he has been Special Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Millennium Development Goals.
Professor Mary Robinson founded Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative in 2002. Previously she was President of the Republic of Ireland (1990-97), and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002).
