Development in International Law

Qerim Qerimi, Doctor of the Science of Law (J.S.D.) in Intercultural Human Rights summa cum laude (2010) and LL.M. cum laude (2005), St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Florida; B.A. and J.D., Universities of Prishtina, Kosovo, and Utrecht, The Netherlands, is a Professor of Law at the University of Prishtina and a former Visiting Research Scholar at Harvard. Widely published, he has served as advisor to the European Union, USAID and the World Bank on issues related to development and international law.

"’Development in International Law’ stands to reorient conventional thinking about what it means to help every country and person develop. Not content to merely show the limitations of past decisions that promoted a narrow conception of development, Dr. Qerimi proposes international policies that focus on all human rights to more fully implement his broad conception of development. An enriching read for every scholar, policy-maker and lawyer interested in this field." TAI-HENG CHENG, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Institute for Global Law, Justice, & Policy, New York Law School “Few works from the world of international development advance the individual with all attendant values within a world order of human dignity. As such, this book is a serious contribution to legal scholarship and the practice of international development.” — CHARLES H. NORCHI, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Oceans and Coastal Law, University of Maine School of Law

• Foreword; Overview; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction;Part One Delimitation of Problem and Clarification of GoalsA. Foundational Issues: Introducing Basic Concepts and Methods B. The Development of Development Discussion Part Two Conflicting Claims and Perspectives on DevelopmentA. Describing the Process of ClaimsB. Formulation of Specific ClaimPart Three Past Trends in Decision and Conditioning FactorsA. Origins of the Right to Development: History, Content and ControversyB. Legal and Policy Decisions on the Right to DevelopmentPart Four Projection of Future Trends in Decision A. Trend Projection: Difficulty, Need and UtilityB. Probable Future Trends in Development Decision-makingC. More Specific Developmental ConstructsPart Five Appraisal, Alternative Solutions and Recommendations in the Global Common Interest: A Holistic Concept of DevelopmentA. AppraisalB. Maximum Access by All to the Shaping and Sharing of Empirically Grounded Values of Human DignityC. Implementation: The Six Is SystemD. Recommended Specific Solutions: Decision ProcessesE. Functional Phases of Decision-making and Execution of Development PoliciesPart Six Conclusion BibliographyAppendices:I Development-Related InstrumentsAnnex 1 Declaration on the Right to DevelopmentAnnex 2 Rio Declaration on the Environment and DevelopmentAnnex 3 United Nations Millennium DeclarationAnnex 4 New Delhi Declaration of Principles of International Law Relating to Sustainable DevelopmentII Statistical AppendicesTable 1 Index of Democracy 2008Table 2 Democracy Index 2008 by regime typeTable 3 The 2010 Index of Economic FreedomTable 4 2010 Index of Economic Freedom World RankingsTable 5 Index of Freedom in the World 2010Index.