Right to Development in International Law - The Case of Pakistan

This book explores the right to development in international law. The volume draws on a range of relevant sources to analyse the legal status of international cooperation in contemporary international law, before going on to explore the domestic application of the right to development looking at the example of Pakistan.

List of contents

1. Introduction Part 1: The Concept and Challenges of the Right to Development 2. The History, Politics and the Concept of the Right to Development 3. The Jurisprudence of the Right to Development 4. The Declaration and the Working Groups Part 2: The Right to Development in International Law 4. The Legal Status of the Right to Development in Public International Law Part 3: The Right to Development in Pakistan 6. The Nature and Extent of the Realisation of the Right to Development in Pakistan 7. Re-Conceptualising the RTD in Islamic Law 8. Pakistan’s Poverty Reduction and the Right to Development 9. Conclusion

About the author

Khurshid Iqbal

Summary

This book explores the right to development in international law. The volume draws on a range of relevant sources to analyze the legal status of international cooperation in contemporary international law, before going on to explore the domestic application of the right to development looking at the example of Pakistan.

Product details

• Authors: Khurshid Iqbal, Iqbal Khurshid
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2012
• EAN: 9780415631617
• ISBN: 978-0-415-63161-7
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law; Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Human Rights, Asia, LAW / General, LAW / International, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Jurisprudence & general issues, Human rights, civil rights, Development Studies, Regional Geography, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Jurisprudence and general issues