Public goods and human rights are sometimes treated as intimately related, if not interchangeable, strategies to address matters of common global concern. The aim of the present contribution is to disentangle the two notions to shed some critical light on their respective potential to attend to...

Von einer zukunftsfähigen Globalisierung kann nur die Rede sein, wenn der grenzenlose Wirtschaftsprozess weder die begrenzte Elastizität der Biosphäre überfordert noch das Verlangen nach mehr Gerechtigkeit in der Welt frustriert. Was aber kann ökologische Gerechtigkeit heißen? Im...

"Many infrastructure projects around the world are funded through the project finance method, which combines private financing with public sector backing from multilateral finance institutions such as the World Bank. This examination of the theoretical and practical implications of such funding...

Human rights in international law -- The nature of human rights obligations for various international actors -- International trade law and the World Trade Organization -- International financial institutions : the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund -- Multinational enterprises