(November 20, 2007) Neil Watkins, National Coordinator of Jubilee USA Network, testified before the Congressional House Committee on Financial Services considering the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007, earlier this month.
Odious debts or odious regimes?
(November 7, 2007) Current odious debt doctrine Рusing the term “doctrine” loosely, since it has never formally been adopted by a court or international decision maker – dates back to a 1927 treatise by a wandering Russian academic named Alexander Sack.
REVIEW of “Odious debts: the terms of the debate” by Jeff King
(November 2, 2007) This is Jeff King’s second major work on the doctrine of odious debts, the first being the landmark study he produced with Ashfaq Khalfan and Bryan Thomas on behalf of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law at McGill University in 2001 (and finalized in 2003). Like the first, this one is full of important legal history and arguments that odious debt advocates will want to know.
British public spending head exploits public purse
(October 28, 2007) Sir John Bourn, chief investigator of Britain’s public spending body, the National Audit Office, has himself come under public scrutiny for allegations of lavish spending, paid for by the public purse.
Fearing odious debt challenges, the World Bank attempts to dismiss the legal concept
(October 20, 2007) The World Bank’s controversial discussion paper on odious debt released last month has been met with disbelief and scorn. A review by Probe International’s executive director, Patricia Adams, concludes that it “is not a serious treatment of the rigorous scholarly debate now occurring over the concept of odious debts.”
Paying for the reconstruction of Iraq
(August 11, 2007) The real problem is that the holders of Iraq’s old foreign debt don’t want it subordinated to a mortgage secured by oil revenues.
Resentment builds in Lesotho highlands
(August 7, 2007) Lesotho’s action against international corruption in one of Africa’s largest engineering schemes holds little weight on the steep, bare mountain sides above the Katse dam and reservoir. Here, anger against the government is easy to find.
Guiding Iraq on a road to recovery
(Augest 3, 2007) Daily attacks on U.S. soldiers, infiltration of terrorists, and mischief-making by Iran and Syria have dominated the postwar headlines over the last two months – creating an image of a quagmire in the making.
African conduit guilty in Lesotho bribe trial
(June 13, 2007) The long-running series of corruption trials against leading international construction companies in the southern African state of Lesotho has reached another milestone with a guilty plea from one of the main intermediaries for the bribes.
World Bank justice
(May 18, 2007) All that mattered to Mr. Wolfowitz’s accusers was to be rid of him, whatever the pretext or methods.
Wolfowitz resigns, ending long fight at World Bank
(May 17, 2007) The resignation, effective June 30, brings a dramatic conclusion to two days of negotiations between Mr. Wolfowitz and the bank board after weeks of turmoil.
World Bank jobbery
(May 15, 2007) More evidence the Wolfowitz accusers chose to ignore.
Special report of the World Bank’s ad hoc group
(May 14, 2007) According to a report by the World Bank’s ad hoc group, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz did violate ethics rules in his handling of a promotion and generous pay rise […]
Wolfowitz resign!
(May 11, 2007) A blog advocating for the resignation of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz.
Europeans press Wolfowitz to quit as bank chief
(May 10, 2007) “If this is true, it’s disappointing and outrageous. What is the point of giving us time to make a submission if they have already made up their minds?”
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