International Development Law Rule of Law, Human Rights & Global Fin
This book describes how international development works, its shortcomings, its theoretical and practical foundations, along with prescriptions for the future. International Development Law provides the reader with new perspectives on the origins of global
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International Development Law Rule of Law, Human Rights & Global Finance Second Edition
International Development Law
Rumu Sarkar
International Development Law Rule of Law, Human Rights & Global Finance Second Edition
Rumu Sarkar General Counsel Millennium Partners Charlottesville, VA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-40070-5 ISBN 978-3-030-40071-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40071-2
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1st edition: © Rumu Sarkar 2009 2nd edition: © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my grandfather, Rabindra Mohan Biswas, M.A. (Econ.), LL.B. (Calcutta); And to my great granduncle, Panchanan Biswas, The true architect of all that lies within
Foreword (In Memoriam)
I am pleased to have been invited to contribute this foreword to a work that represents an important attempt to map the contours of the subject of development law by someone who combines the discipline of an academic with the insight of a practitioner actively engaged in the field. Although there is much in this area that is controversial, Rumu Sarkar’s work manages to avoid the pitfalls of ideology that seem so often to beset writings on this subject. The work begins with what the author has termed a “fin de siècle analysis” of trends affecting the milieu of development and the evolution of legal principles involved in this movement. Indeed, this stock-taking element is a constant feature of the book, being further represented by the author’s notion of the “Janus Law Principle,” emphasizing “the importance of looking backward into the past of a developing country as well as ahead into the futur
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