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Summary: Marks identifies seven main ways in which
human rights can be applied to human
development and defines a series of steps
from translating human rights theory to
development practice.
Professor Marks identifies seven main ways in which human rights can be
applied to human development.
Supported by definitions from leading thinkers, his seven approaches are:
holistic, human rights based, social justice, capabilities, right to
development (and how it differs from a human rights based approach),
responsibilities, and human rights education.
The article then issues challenges to those working in development. Marks
defines a series of steps from translating human rights theory to
development practice.
These are:
1. Identify a human rights based approach, for example: define
socioeconomic in terms of rights; use general comments of treaty bodies;
refer to obligations of the main human rights treaties; focus on obligations
to respect, protect, promote, facilitate and provide; and use participation
methods.
2. Balance necessary cooperation model with occasional need to use a
violations approach to human rights.
3. Apply relevant indicators and benchmarks.
4. Apply human rights approach within development planning.
5. Be aware of habits of development partner(s) once a project is
underway.
Owner: Stephen Markspdf: www.crin.org/docs/resources/publications/hrbap/Seven_approaches_RBA.pdf