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dc.contributor.authorSHEEHY, Orlaen
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-26T14:28:11Z
dc.date.available2007-06-26T14:28:11Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationFlorence : European University Institute, 2007en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/6906
dc.descriptionDefence date: 16 January 2007
dc.descriptionSupervisor: Prof. Bruno De Witte
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the impact of international human rights law on the changing trends in international development policy and practice. The subject matter is analysed through a case study of European Union development cooperation policy and its relations with the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states.1 Whilst there is a burgeoning literature on this subject, known as the nexus between human rights and development?,2 the discovery of the convergence or union between human rights and development may have come of some surprise to non-jurists and to those within in the field of development. According to professionals engaged in this domain, development is usually defined and identified with economic growth, trade, capital flows and the transfer of technology.3 As Johan Galtung argues, both concepts (human rights? and development?) have evolved in distinct historical contexts, therefore, any connection or compatibility has more to do with Western history and culture than anything else.4 Furthermore, as Sano states, whilst both human rights and development were institutionalised in the global system in the post-World War II climate, both have different roots and have emerged in different contexts.5 In light of these claims, an obvious point of departure should consider what is meant by the terms development? and human rights? and briefly describe the interlinkages between these previously distinct domains. To this end, the idea of a gradual convergence of human rights and development will be introduced6 and this will be followed by a discussion of where EU development cooperation policy fits into this debate. In the remaining sections of the introductory chapter, the aims of this thesis and research questions will be outlined. A description of the methodology used, literature review and an overview of the chapters will also be presented.
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dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEuropean University Instituteen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEUIen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLAWen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPhD Thesisen
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectHuman rightsen
dc.subjectEuropeen
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen
dc.subjectEuropean Union countriesen
dc.subjectForeign economic relationsen
dc.subjectACP-Group countriesen
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights -- Europe
dc.subject.lcshHuman rights -- Developing countries
dc.subject.lcshEuropean Union countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Developing countries
dc.subject.lcshEuropean Union countries -- Foreign economic relations -- ACP-Group countries
dc.titleThe Constituent and Instrumental Role of Human Rights in Development Policy: A case study of European Union (EU) relations with the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) statesen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.identifier.doi10.2870/13421
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