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Human rights, democracy and governance concerns are prominent elements in the development cooperation policy of the European Community. The relations between the European Community (EC) and 71 developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) have proved to be a laboratory for developing ideas on these matters, for translating them into binding treaty norms, and for applying them in practice. The experiences gained in the ACP-EC relationship carry special value because they are the product of dialogue and joint decision-making between groups of developed and developing states. Therefore, 25 years of ACP-EC cooperation under the Lomé Convention provide a rich learning ground for anybody involved or interested in (the debate on) linking development cooperation to human rights and to human rights related concerns. This book explores the international law aspects of the subject. It first investigates the general international legal basis for linking development cooperation to human rights, democracy and good governance. Both the negative and positive ways of making such a linking (by punitive and supportive measures) are addressed. The book then delves into the evolution of Lomé treaty norms on the subject, and into the concrete human rights practices that took shape under them. It explores the contributions to and influence of both the EC and ACP states on those treaty provisions and practices. A comprehensive overview is provided of the support measures and sanctions resorted to in response to the human rights situation in ACP countries. The book assesses the overall experiences gained and presents a synthesis of factors that proved to be constraints or conducive to the efforts to integrate human rights fully into ACP-EC development cooperation. The insights gained could well inform similar efforts undertaken by others.

Economic development --- Human rights --- Lomé Convention

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Mobilising International Law for 'Global Justice' provides new insights into the dynamics between politics and international law and the roles played by state and civic actors in pursuing human rights, development, security and justice through mobilising international law at local and international levels. This includes attempts to hold states, corporations or individuals accountable for violations of international law. Second, this book examines how enforcing international law creates particular challenges for intergovernmental regulators seeking to manage tensions between incompatible legal systems and bringing an end to harmful practices, such as foreign corruption and child abduction. Finally, it explores how international law has local resonance, whereby, for example, cities have taken it upon themselves to give effect to the spirit of international treaties that national governments fail to implement, or even may have refused to ratify.

International law and human rights --- International law --- Humanitarian law --- Humanitarian conventions --- International humanitarian law --- War (International law) --- Law of nations --- Nations, Law of --- Public international law --- Law --- Human rights and international law --- Human rights --- Political aspects --- International law and human rights. --- Political aspects. --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy

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EU development cooperation policy has ceased to be unique and perhaps has become more symbolic than substantive. This books analyses the external and internal influencing factors which have contributed to the drastic changes to this policy.

Development economics --- Economie du développement --- European Union --- Economic assistance, European --- Economic assistance, European. --- European Union -- Developing countries. --- Economic Theory --- Business & Economics --- Economie du développement --- European economic assistance --- E.U. --- European Union. --- Europe --- Economy --- IMF --- EU --- Financial --- E-books --- economy --- imf --- eu --- financial --- europe --- Africa --- African --- Caribbean and Pacific Group of States --- Developing country --- Development aid --- France --- Lomé --- Member state of the European Union

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Self-determination, National --- Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes --- Western Sahara --- Sahara occidental --- Boundaries. --- Politics and government --- Frontières --- Politique et gouvernement

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Experts are increasingly relied on in decision-making processes at international and European levels. Their involvement in those processes, however, is contested. This timely book on the role of 'experts' provides a broad-gauged analysis of the issues raised by their involvement in decision-making processes. The chapters explore three main recurring themes: the rationales for involving experts and ensuing legitimacy problems; the individual and collective dimensions of expert involvement in decision making; and experts and politics and the politics of expertise. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, they theorize the experts' involvement in general and address their role in the policy areas of environment, trade, human rights, migration, financial regulation, and agencification in the European Union.

Decision making. --- Consultants. --- Specialists. --- Authorities (Persons) --- Experts --- Persons --- Intellectuals --- Advisors --- Specialists --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management --- Management decisions --- Choice (Psychology) --- Problem solving --- Decision making --- Consultants --- E-books