Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction --Pt. I Some debates of relevance to the development practitioner -- 1 Background -- 2 The legal challenges -- Pt. II Human rights in the practice of development -- 3 The basics -- 4 Political conditionality -- 5 Positive support -- 6 A rights-based approach to development -- 7 Final synthesis and questions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author