THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW LEGAL AND MORAL DIMENSIONS
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- Author: ISABELLA D BUNN
- ISBN: 9781841136004
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The United Nations is commemorating the 25th anniversary of
the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development, which proclaimed the right to
be: 'an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all
peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic,
social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and
fundamental freedoms can be realized'. The UN now aims to mainstream the right
into its policies and operational activities, and is reviewing prospects for an
internationally-binding legal instrument. The evolution of the right to
development, however, has been dominated by debates about its conceptual
validity and practical ramifications. It has been hailed as the cornerstone of
the entire human rights system and criticized as a distracting ideological
initiative. Questions also persist about the role of the right in reforming the
international economic order. This book examines the legal and moral
foundations of the right to development, addressing the major issues. It then
considers the right to development in the global economy, noting the challenges
of globalization and identifying key principles such as differential treatment
of developing countries, participation and accountability. It relates the right
to broad objectives such as the Millennium Development Goals, the human
rights-based approach to development, and environmental sustainability.
Implications for international economic law and policy in the areas of trade,
development finance and corporate responsibility are assessed. The conclusion
looks to the legal and ethical contributions - and limitations - of the right
to development in this new context. With an academic and professional
background in international law, human rights and moral theology, the author
brings a unique interdisciplinary focus to this timely project.