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6 Transnat'l L. & Contemp. Probs. 47 (1996)
The World Bank, the IMF, and Human Rights

handle is hein.journals/tlcp6 and id is 73 raw text is: The World Bank, the IMF, and Human Rights Daniel D. Bradlow* I. Introduction ............................................................. 48 II. The World Bank ......................................................... 52 A. Introduction ......................................................... 52 B. The Bank's Mandate .............................................. 53 C. The Evolution in the Bank's Operations ....................... 55 D. The Human Rights Implications of the Bank's Operations... 56 E. The Human Rights Issues Raised by the Bank's Operations.. 59 F. Protection of Human Rights ....................................... 64 G. The Institutional Human Rights Issue .......................... 66 III. The International Monetary Fund ...................................... 66 A. Introduction ......................................................... 66 B. The IMF's Mandate ................................................ 67 C. The Evolution in the IMF's Operations ........................ 69 D. The Human Rights Implications of the IMFs Operations ..... 72 E. The Protection of Human Rights ................................ 72 IV. Institutional Issues .................................... 74 A. Description of the Issues ........................................... 74 B. The Response of the Bank .......................................... 76 C. The Situation of the IMF ........................................... 77 D. Conclusion ......................................................... 78 V. Some Thoughts on the Contents of an IFI Human Rights Policy ..... 78 A. The Need for a Human Rights Policy ............................ 78 B. The Content of an IFI Human Rights Policy .................... 80 V I. Conclusion ................................................................. 89 * Professor of Law and Director of the International Legal Studies Program, at the Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C. The author wishes In thank Lisa Trojnar for her research assistance.