Human rights and development: A comment on challenges and opportunities from a legal perspective

Journal of Human Rights Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-82

  Mcinerney Lankford, Siobhán ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Human rights; International law; Obligations; Policy; Treaties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951088313     PISSN: 17579619     EISSN: 17579627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhuman/hun005     Document Type: Review

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