The Development & International Law issue area examines the relationship between international law and the development agenda as articulated in the UN Millennium Development Goals. This includes issues such as the role of international law and institutions in eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; achieving universal primary education; promoting gender equality and empowering women; reducing child mortality; improving material child health; combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other illnesses; ensuring environmental sustainability; and creating a global partnership for development. The issue area also encompasses the international legal aspects of efforts to curb corruption and promote democracy, good governance, and the rule of law.
Publications
- The Bali Climate Change Conference By Elizabeth Burleson, ASIL Insights, March 18, 2008.
- Canadian-made Drugs for Rwanda: The First Application of the WTO Waiver on Patents and Medicines By Holger P. Hestermeyer, ASIL Insights, December 10, 2007.
- The UN General Assembly adopts the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples By Stephania Errico, ASIL Insights, October 9, 2007.
- Legal Lessons in Disaster Relief from the Tsunami, the Pakistan Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina By Victoria Bannon and David Fisher. ASIL Insights, March 15, 2006.
Events, Seminars, Conferences
- Constraints on Chinese Lawyers (April 19, 2007)
- Pakistan: The Rule of Law and the Legal Profession in a State of Emergency (December 10, 2007)
- Developing Countries in the WTO Legal System (May 24-26, 2007)
- Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Societies: Are International Institutions Getting it Right (June 8, 2006)
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