International Financial Institutions - JURD7694
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: LAWS8094
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course considers the operation and governance of international financial institutions (IFIs), how their projects aredesigned and administered, how they address accountability, and the major issues and challenges for IFIs. The focus inthis course is on the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). References will be made to other IFIs such asthe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, African Development Bank, International Finance Corporation,Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and Inter-American Development Bank.
Main Topics
Main Topics
- Mandate, operational principles, governance structure and related provisions of IFIs
- Project lending operations
- Interventions in law and development projects
- Anticorruption and social safeguards including environment
- Engagement with civil society
- Establishment and operation of accountability mechanisms to address citizen grievances on bank projects
- Major issues and challenges for IFIs including Paris Declaration, Accra Agenda for Action and G20.
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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