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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Right to Development and International Economic Law: Legal and Moral Dimensions by Isabella D Bunn
In 2011 the UN celebrated the 25th anniversary of the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development which proclaimed the right to be an inalienable human right. 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. This book examines the legal and moral foundations of the right to development addressing the major questions in the debate and considering 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 also relates the right to broad objectives such as the Millennium Development Goals the human rights approach to development and environmental sustainability. Major areas of international economic law and policy are assessed including the international trading system financing for development and corporate responsibility. The conclusion looks to the legal and ethical contributions - and limitations - of the right to development in a new global 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.