Unfettering the Political Mandate

ISBN-13: 9783838384399 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 76 str.

Opis

The intersection between the World Bank Groups work and human rights is apparent. This intersection was not lost on the framers of the Articles of Agreement and other constituent charters of the World Bank Group. The Bank Groups approach to the human rights question is discernible from its application and interpretation of the provisions on political prohibition in the execution of its mandate. In this book, the author historically and chronologically examines the interpretations that the Bank has lent to these provisions. The author explains why the various interpretations necessitate a revision of the Banks articles of Agreement. This book has the twin purposes of resolving the apparent contradiction in the application and interpretation of the provisions on political prohibition in the Banks Articles and analyzing the Banks role in the protection of human rights. Considering the Banks own interpretation of these provisions and examining the Chad-Cameroon pipeline project as a case study, the paper raises a variety of questions and makes suggestions that are aimed at presenting a clearer approach to the attendant issues.

O autorze

Robert Kirunda lectures law at the Faculty of Law at Makerere University, where he teaches graduate courses in International Economic Institutions, and International Trade Law. His research in the field carries a bias to African development. He also practices law in Uganda with the law firm of JN Kirkland and Associates in Kampala, Uganda.