Human Rights Based Approaches to Development Concepts, Evidence, and Policy

dc.creatorGauri, Varun
dc.creatorGloppen, Siri
dc.date2012-03-19T17:28:33Z
dc.date2012-03-19T17:28:33Z
dc.date2012-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:01:38Z
dc.descriptionThis paper assesses the benefits, risks, and limitations of human rights based approaches to development, which can be catalogued on the basis of the institutional mechanisms they rely on: global compliance based on international and regional treaties; the policies and programming of donors and executive agencies; rights talk; and legal mobilization. The paper briefly reviews the politics of the first three kinds of human rights based approaches before examining constitutionally based legal mobilization for social and economic rights in greater detail. Litigation for social and economic rights is increasing in frequency and scope in several countries, and exhibits appealing attributes, such as inclusiveness and deliberative quality. Still, there are potential problems with this form of human rights based mobilization, including middle class capture, the potential counter-majoritarianism of courts, and difficulties in compliance. The conclusion summarizes what is known, and what remains to be studied, regarding human rights based approaches to development.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3223
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-5938
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414387
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5938
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVOCACY
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL RIGHTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOMPLIANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES
dc.subjectCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
dc.subjectCOURT CASES
dc.subjectCULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectDEGRADING TREATMENT
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC FORMS
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC REGIMES
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectDOMESTIC COURTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC POLITICS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RIGHTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEFFECTS ON DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectFREEDOMS
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS LAW
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS NORMS
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS TREATY
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectINEQUALITIES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINFORMED CONSENT
dc.subjectINFORMED TREATMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COVENANT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL LAW
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLITICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectLEGAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectLEGAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLITICS
dc.subjectNATURAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PERSONS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY PROCESS
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ACTION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL DECISION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PARTIES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL PROCESS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL THEORISTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL THEORY
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE CARE
dc.subjectPRISONERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRACIAL DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRIGHT
dc.subjectRIGHT TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRIGHTS ADVOCATES
dc.subjectRIGHTS APPROACH
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF PERSONS
dc.subjectRIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSELF-ESTEEM
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSLAVE
dc.subjectSLAVE TRADE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CLASSES
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILIZATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOVEMENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL RIGHT
dc.subjectSOCIAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectSOVEREIGNTY
dc.subjectTORTURE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleHuman Rights Based Approaches to Development Concepts, Evidence, and Policy

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