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UNINA9910956395603321 |
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Autore |
Darrow Mac |
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Titolo |
Between light and shadow : the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and international human rights law / / Mac Darrow |
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Oxford ; ; Portland, Oregon : , : Hart Publishing, , 2003 |
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9781841135674 |
9786610807796 |
9781472562739 |
1472562739 |
9781280807794 |
1280807792 |
9781847310347 |
1847310346 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (370 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in international law ; ; v. 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human rights |
International finance - Law and legislation |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-348) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The IFI's origins and contemporary functions -- The importance of the question: comments on the human rights impacts of the IFIs' policies and activities -- To what extent can the World Bank and IMF deal with human rights? A brief exploration of their legal mandates -- Impediments to human rights integration -- An agenda for reform -- Concluding remarks. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Much has been written on the human rights relevance and impacts of the policies and activities of the World Bank and IMF --or International Financial Institutions (IFIs). However while many of the human rights-based critiques of the Bank and Fund purport to link broadly defined reforms with obligations under international human rights law, rarely has this been carried out through a rigorous and in-depth application of international legal rules governing the proper interpretation of the institutions' mandates, and rarely have the policy consequences and |
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