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This collection of essays provides diverse perspectives on the promise, challenges, effectiveness, and future of the World Bank Inspection Panel and similar independent accountability mechanisms (IAMs) found at many multilateral development banks, bilateral financial institutions, United Nations agencies. These IAMs provide local communities the opportunity to defend their human rights and protect their environment when threatened by internationally financed development decisions. Contributing their perspectives are current and past IAM members and staff, top World Bank lawyers, civil society advocates, and leading academics who have studied the mechanisms since their very beginning.

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Author:   Daniel D. Bradlow ,  David B. Hunter ,  Nicholas Paul ,  Varsha Iyengar Ramaswamy
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Martinus Nijhoff
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.851kg
ISBN:  

9789004687578

ISBN 10:   9004687572
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   18 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction  Daniel Bradlow, David Hunter, Varsha Inamyar, and Nick Paul part 1: Reflections on Accountability Introduction to Part 1: Conceptual Frameworks 1 Rethinking “What Counts” as Accountability  Jonathan Fox 2 Are the MDB s Accountable? Reflecting on the Independent Accountability Mechanisms of the Multilateral Development Banks  Susan Park 3 The Critical Contribution of Independent Accountability Mechanisms (IAM s) to the Global Governance Paradigm  Owen McIntyre 4 The Inspection Panel and International Law  Daniel D. Bradlow part 2: Perspectives on the Inspection Panel Experience Introduction to Part 2: The Panel Experience 5 The Inspection Panel Early Years: (An inside Story)  Eduardo G. Abbott 6 People-Centered Accountability in International Development: Key Developments at the World Bank Inspection Panel (2014–2023)  Dilek Barlas 7 Reflections on the Role of the Inspection Panel: View from a Former Chief Counsel  Charles Di Leva 8 Reflections on the Launch of the Inspection Panel and People-Centered Accountability  David Hunter 9 The Inspection Panel’s Thirty Years of Impact: What the Data Tell Us  Ramanie Kunanayagam, Mark Goldsmith, Ibrahim James Pam, Serge Selwan, Richard Wyness, Ayako Kubodera, Camila Jorge do Amarel, and Rupes Dalai part 3: Operational Issues Introduction to Part 3: Operational Issues 10 Three Decades of Seeking Elusive Remedies  Richard E. Bissell 11 Exiting the Disaster, Evading the Responsibility? Wadi al-Qamar – The Moon Valley  Suzan Nada 12 World Bank Forcible Resettlement: The Need for More Inspection Panel Scrutiny  Lori Udall 13 The World Bank, the Inspection Panel and Immunity  Joe Athialy 14 Ending Violence in Development Finance: Actions to Affirmatively Prevent and Stop Reprisals against Rights Defenders  Greg Berry 15 Collaborative Dispute Resolution: Five Essential Questions  Scott Adams and Aparna Mukerjee 16 The Promise of Joint Fact Finding in Enhancing IAM Effectiveness  Gina Barbieri part 4: Critiques of IAM s Introduction to Part 4: Critiques of IAM s 17 The World Bank’s Roadmap and Human Rights Responsibilities  Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky and C.P. Chandrasekhar 18 “Use and Improve” Is My Accountability Mantra, despite Thirty Years of Eye-Opening Disappointments  Natalie Bridgeman Fields 19 Between Disruption and Legitimation of Development A Critical Perspective on the Inspection Panel and a Call for More Radical Thinking within the Accountability Community  Dustin Schäfer 20 Should Decisions of Independent Accountability Mechanisms be Binding?  Lalanath de Silva and Giada Giacomini part 5: Next Steps on Accountability Introduction to Part 5: Next Steps on Accountability 21 Strengthening Accountability in Challenging Times: Insights from the General Counsel of the World Bank Group  Christopher H. Stephens 22 IMF Human Rights Accountability: A Pragmatic Way to Break the Deadlock  Aldo Caliari 23 Ending Thirty Years of IMF Exceptionalism: A Call for an Accountability Mechanism at the International Monetary Fund  Luiz Vieira 24 An Increased Normalization of IAM s Faces Ground Realities: Lack of Transparency Impedes Access to IAM s  Hamid Sharif    25 The River of Accountability Mechanisms: Then and Now  Suresh Nanwani 26 A Proposal for One “Super” Independent Accountability Mechanism  Daniel D. Bradlow part 6: Conclusion Conclusion  Daniel Bradlow, David Hunter, Nick Paul, and Varsha Iyengar Index

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Daniel D. Bradlow is a Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria; Professor Emeritus, American University Washington College of Law; and Compliance Officer, Social and Environmental Compliance Unit of the United Nations Development Programme. He has published widely on accountability and international organizations. David B. Hunter is a Professor Emeritus of international law at American University Washington College of Law. His research is focused on international accountability for environmental and social harm. He is co-author of International Environmental Law & Policy (5th ed.). Nicholas Paul is an editor and writer with a background in business communications, journalism, and international development organizations. His work primarily focuses on business development, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. Varsha Iyengar Ramaswamy is a human rights and sustainability lawyer specializing in dispute resolution and impact-based human rights litigation. She currently works on business and human rights issues. She is pursuing her Doctorate in Juridical Sciences at American University Washington College of Law.

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