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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mac DarrowPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Hart Publishing Edition: Revised ed. Volume: 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781841135670ISBN 10: 1841135674 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 20 January 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of abbreviations I. INTRODUCTION II. THE IFIs’ ORIGINS AND CONTEMPORARY FUNCTIONS III. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE QUESTION: COMMENTS ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS OF THE IFIs’ POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES IV. TO WHAT EXTENT CAN THE WORLD BANK AND IMF DEAL WITH HUMAN RIGHTS? A BRIEF EXPLORATION OF THEIR LEGAL MANDATES V. IMPEDIMENTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS INTEGRATION VI. AN AGENDA FOR REFORM VII. CONCLUDING REMARKS Annex: List of Interviewees Bibliography IndexReviewsDarrow... 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. Susan Matthews Leiden Journal of International Law Vol 19/1, July 2006 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. Galit A. Sarfaty American Journal of International Law July 2004 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 August 2004 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. Susan Matthews Leiden Journal of International Law Vol 19/1, July 2006 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. Galit A. Sarfaty American Journal of International Law July 2004 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 August 2004 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. -- Susan Matthews * 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. -- Galit A. Sarfaty * 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 * 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.Susan MatthewsLeiden Journal of International LawVol 19/1, July 2006By 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.Galit A. SarfatyAmerican Journal of International LawJuly 2004Alongside 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 JournalAugust 2004 Author InformationMac 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. 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