Between Light and Shadow: The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund and International Human Rights Law

by Mac Darrow

Overview

This book offers a human rights-based critique of the World Bank and IMF through a rigorous and in-depth application of international legal rules governing the proper interpretation of the institutions' mandates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841135670
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/31/2006
Series:	Studies in International Law , #1
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

Mac Darrow is currently the Coordinator at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of the HURIST ('Human Rights Strengthening') Joint Programme between OHCHR and UNDP.

Editorial Reviews

"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." --Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol 19/1

"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." --American Journal of International Law

"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

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