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Mr Gyan Basnet

Gyan Basnet

Thesis Working Title

"The Human Right to Development and Poverty Eradication: Legal, Practical Problems and Critical Perspectives"

Research Interests

Gyan Basnet is a PhD candidate (Submitted) researching in International Human Rights Law and the holder of the prestigious British Government Overseas Research Student Award Scheme. He holds an LL.M degree in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law with distinction from Lancaster University Law School; and further LL.M in Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties and L.L.B from Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Nepal respectively. He is an Advocate in the Supreme Court, Nepal.

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Research Interests

International Human Rights Law: in particular human right to development and poverty eradication; Social and Cultural Rights: in particular its practical implications and status in times of crisis, International Law, Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties, Civil Liberties and Terrorism, and Terrorism and Poverty.

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Publications

Books/Articles/Book Chapters

Basnet, G., (2008) The Crisis for Civil Liberties and Human Rights in an Era of Permanent Emergency, Kathmandu, Nepal: A.B Secretarial and Printers (P) Ltd., (Pp. 187). This study provides a measure and grounded examination of tensions between safeguarding security and counter-terrorism strategies on the one hand, and the protection of civil liberties/human rights on the other.

Basnet, G., (2009) "Implementing the Human Right to Development as the Vehicle for Poverty Eradication," In David A. Frenkel (eds.) Challenges of the Law in a Premeable World, Athens Institute for Education and Research, ATINER, Pp. 147-165

Basnet, G., (2008), "A Critical Approach to the Study of Constitutional Migration" Cambridge Student Law Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, Pp. 40-53

Basnet, G., (2008) Uncovering the Mask: Can Humanitarian Intervention Be Considered a Legitimate Exception to Aggression? Nepal Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 1 & 2, Pp. 253-273

Basnet, G., (2007), "International Law and Politics of Self-Determination: A Case Study Concerning the Jammu and Kashmir Debate", Nepal Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 1 & 2, Pp. 323-341

Basnet, G., (2006), The Right to Healthy Environment as A Right to Life: A New Dimension in Human Rights Jurisprudence, Voice of Justice, (Special Issue) Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, Pp. 61-75

Conferences/Presentations

Basnet, G., "Implementing the Human Right to Development as the Vehicle for Poverty Eradication" 5th International Conference on Law, The Law Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens Greece, (Paper Delivered 17-20 July 2008)

Basnet, G., (2004) "Constitutional Monarchy In Nepal: A Critical Analysis, Nepal Law Campus, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (Paper Delivered November 2004)

Theses

Basnet, G., (2009) The Human Right to Development and Poverty Eradication: Legal, Practical, and Critical Perspectives. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D Thesis) Submitted to the School of Law Lancaster University UK.

Basnet, G., (2006) Civil Liberties, Counter Terrorism and State Security. A Critical Overview With Special Reference to Developments Post - 9/11. Master Thesis Submitted to Lancaster University Law School, U.K.

Basnet, G., (2003) Constitutional Monarchy in Nepal: A Critical Analysis. Master Thesis Submitted to Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Law, Nepal.

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Work in Progress

Basnet, G., (2010) The Human Right to Development as a Powerful Mechanism for Alleviating Poverty (Journal Article)

Basnet, G., (2010) Implications of Human Rights in Relation to Non-State Actors and Poverty Alleviation: Looking through the Lens of the Right to Development.

Basnet, G., (2010) Human Rights and Poverty: The Quest for Sustainable Human Development in Post-Conflict Nepal.

Basnet, G., (2010) International Dimensions of Right to Development and Poverty Eradication: Aspects of Donor Policy (Journal Article)

Basnet, G., (2010) National Dimensions of the Right to Development and Poverty Eradication: A Special Case Study on Nepal. (Journal Article)

Basnet, G., (2009) Re-Visiting the Tadic Judgements in the ICTY and Their Impact on the Development of International Humanitarian Law (Journal Article)

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Supervisors:

Professor Sigrun I Skogly, Professor David Milman, Dr Israel Butler

A Brief Summary of PhD research: -

Poverty is a complex historically- rooted social, economic, and political phenomenon. Its persistence among the majority of the world's people - 'more than 20% … live in abject poverty on less than $1 day, and about 50% on less than $2'- has led to serious questions being asked regarding world development policies and practice. The human "right to development" is a recent concept that has, according to Ghai, "generated very erudite arcane arguments on the nature of the human rights, rights holders, and duty bearers". It is the highly politicised nature of the right that has given rise to so much debate and controversy and still inhibits its implementation two full decades after its recognition in the Declaration of 1986.Since there has been relatively little exploration of the many dimensions of the right to development and its overall orientation, this study will explore the tension and congruence between human rights, the right to development and poverty eradication by applying holistic analysis. The study will thus, focus on the legal, moral, political and economic dimensions of the right to development, the mechanisms for enforcing it, the practical processes involved at national and international level, its legal status, and the challenges to be met in achieving the desired goal of eventual poverty eradication.