Human rights and economic policy reforms

Nolan, Aoife; Bohoslavsky, Juan Pablo

Abstract

This article focuses on the vexed relationship between human rights and economic policy reform. It opens with an exploration of the reasons for the historic and contemporary nonalignment and disconnect between these areas. It then turns to an overview of the 2019 Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments for Economic Reform Policies, developed under the mandate of UN Independent Expert on debt and human rights. Having introduced the different contributions to the Special Issue, the authors conclude by addressing the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis for the relationship between human rights and economic policy reform. Will this crisis serve as an opportunity to accelerate mutual understanding or will human rights concerns remain subordinated to economic ones?

Citation

Nolan, A., & Bohoslavsky, J. P. (2020). Human rights and economic policy reforms. International Journal of Human Rights, 24(9), 1247-1267. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2020.1823638

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Oct 14, 2020
• Publication Date: Oct 20, 2020
• Deposit Date: Feb 4, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 15, 2022
• Journal: International Journal of Human Rights
• Print ISSN: 1364-2987
• Electronic ISSN: 1744-053X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 9
• Pages: 1247-1267
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2020.1823638
• Keywords: Sociology and Political Science; Law
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5292324
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Human Rights on 14 Oct 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13642987.2020.1823638.