
Reconciling Privatization with Human Rights
Antenor Hallo de Wolf(Author)
Intersentia Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
750 pages
978-1-78068-049-1 (ISBN)
Description
Under the influence of globalization many countries have been compelled to privatize the provision of a number of State and public services. This trend towards privatization has been met with skepticism from the human rights world. In this study, the privatization phenomenon is analyzed with the aim of establishing whether it can be reconciled with the human rights obligations of States. The dynamic nature of privatization and the role of the various actors involved in the privatization process are examined together with the legal obligations stemming from international and human rights law. The study addresses the issue of accountability for the conduct of entities exercising governmental functions and discusses the need for a new paradigm for holding privatized entities directly accountable for human rights abuses. It also focuses on two case studies involving privatization in two different sectors: the alleged abuses of contractors from two private military and security companies in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, and the privatization of water in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This study offers a paradoxical insight. One of the goals of privatization is to reduce the size of the State. However, the concerns for privatization's effects on human rights may lead to reaffirming the need for an active role of the State through regulation.
About this book
'This book offers a fascinating look to the future of the (international) legal control of states' regulation of markets.'
Juan M. Amaya-Castro in Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis (2014) 59
This study offers a paradoxical insight. One of the goals of privatization is to reduce the size of the State. However, the concerns for privatization's effects on human rights may lead to reaffirming the need for an active role of the State through regulation.
About this book
'This book offers a fascinating look to the future of the (international) legal control of states' regulation of markets.'
Juan M. Amaya-Castro in Rechtsgeleerd Magazijn Themis (2014) 59
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
1300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78068-049-1 (9781780680491)
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