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Pobreza, Justicia Estado De Derecho Pobreza, Justicia y el Estado de Derecho: Justicia y el Estado de Derecho: Pobreza, ‘Este es un libro que no solo enseña cuán fundamental es el trabajo jurídico para el cambio social sino que también brinda un análisis exhaustivo del concepto de justicia, como teoría y también como enfoque práctico en la estela que dejó la CFG.’ Máximo Bomchil Miembro del Consejo de IBA; Co-Presidente, Comité de Gestión de Estudios Jurídicos de IBA (2013–2014); Socio Sénior del EStudio M & M Bomchil, Buenos Aires Informe de la segunda etapa del grupo de trabajo presidencial sobre la crisis financiera de IBA sobre Informe de la segunda etapa del grupo trabajo presidencial Pobreza, Justicia y el Estado de Derecho Informe de la segunda etapa del grupo de trabajo presidencial sobre la crisis financiera de la IBA Editores: International Bar Association Peter D Maynard, PhD and Neil Gold, LSM, LLM 4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street London EC4A 4AD United Kingdom T: +44 (0)20 7842 0090 F: +44 (0)20 7842 0091 www.ibanet.org Pobreza, Justicia y el Estado de Derecho Informe de la segunda etapa del grupo de trabajo presidencial sobre la crisis financiera de la IBA Editores: Peter D Maynard, PhD and Neil Gold, LSM, LLM International Bar Association 4th Floor, 10 St Bride Street London EC4A 4AD T: +44 (0)20 7842 0090 F: +44 (2)20 7842 0091 [email protected] www.ibanet.org ISBN 978-0-948711-34-3 British Library Catalogue in Publication Data. Un registro de catálogo de este libro está disponible en British Library. © International Bar Association 2014 Reservados todos los derechos. Ninguna parte de esta publicación puede ser reproducida o transmitida de ninguna forma ni por ningún medio, ni almacenarse en ningún sistema de recuperación de cualquier naturaleza sin el permiso previo y por escrito del titular de los derechos de autor. Cualquier permiso debe ser solicitado al Departamento de Contenidos y dirigido a la dirección de IBA. Se prohíbe la venta sin consentimiento previo por escrito. Las opiniones expresadas en esta publicación son las de los autores de cada artículo, y no necesariamente las de la International Bar Association. DIRECCIÓN DE IBA Presidente Michael Reynolds Vice Presidente David W Rivkin Secretario General Martin Šolc Director Ejecutivo Mark Ellis REDACCIÓN Y DISEÑO Director de Contenidos James Lewis Director Creativo Tim Licence Ex Jefe de Redacción Tom Bangay Editora de Contenidos Hannah Caddick Contenidos Agradecimientos ..........................................................................................................................................i Introducción ................................................................................................................................................3 Peter D Maynard y Neil Gold Capítulo 1: La pobreza y el derecho ........................................................................................................15 Marius Job Cohen y Jan Loorbach Capítulo 2: Los abogados nos pueden ayudar a ganar la guerra contra la pobreza .............................19 Muhammad Yunus Capítulo 3: El rol del trabajo internacional pro bono de los abogados para hacer frente al impacto social de la crisis financiera global ............................................................................................23 John Corker Capítulo 4: Justicia en el mundo ..............................................................................................................37 Amartya Sen Capítulo 5: Imperativo de realinear el estado de derecho para promover la justicia ..........................49 Livingston Armytage Capítulo 6: La crisis financiera global: ¿el colapso de los derechos humanos? ....................................79 Sigrun I. Skogly Capítulo 7: La viabilidad del estado benefactor .....................................................................................89 James J Heckman Capítulo 8: La CFG: impacto sobre el trabajo y el empleo ...................................................................111 Diamond Ashiagbor Capítulo 9: Respuesta a las causas subyacentes de la crisis: por qué el trabajo no debería pagar .....121 Shelley Marshall Capítulo 10: Crisis financiera global, responsabilidad corporativa y pobreza: fase III del grupo de trabajo de la CFG ....................................................................................................................137 Birgit Spiesshofer Capítulo 11: Los roles de los abogados en la dirección de la gobernanza corporativa y responsabilidad para abordar la injusticia y desigualdad social ..........................................................149 Bryan Horrigan Capítulo 12: Algo de que enorgullecerse: la respuesta de la abogacía a la crisis social argentina .....173 Martín Böhmer Capítulo 13: Conexiones entre la ética de la lucha contra el lavado de dinero y la reducción de la pobreza mundial ............................................................................................................................183 Adrian Evans Capítulo 14: Conferencia del proyecto sobre la crisis financiera global de la IBA en Dublíin: Sesiones de Prioridad Presidencial .......................................................................................................189 John Claydon, Mary Gold y Luz Nagle Glosario de siglas ....................................................................................................................................215 Índice .......................................................................................................................................................217 POBREZA, JUSTICIAY EL ESTADO DE DERECHO i La fase dos del grupo de trabajo presidencial sobre la crisis financiera de la IBA Peter D Maynard, Socio Director, Peter D Maynard Counsel & Attorneys, ex Director del PPID (Presidencia) Neil Gold, Profesor Emérito, Facultad de Derecho, University of Windsor (Secretario) Livingston Armytage, The Centre for Judicial Studies, Sidney Diamond Ashiagbor, Profesora, SOAS, University of London Martín Böhmer, Professor Universidad de San Andres y Profesor Adjunto de la Facultad de Derecho y Sciencias Sociales, Universidad de Buenos Aires Marius Job Cohen, ex Profesor de Derecho, Decando de Derecho y Rector Magnificus de la Universidad de Maastricht John Corker, Director del National Pro Bono Resource Centre de Australia Adrian Evans, Profesor y Decano Asociado, Facultad de Derecho, Monash University Bryan Horrigan, Profesor y Decano, Facultad de Derecho, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Jan Loorbach, Decano, ex Presidente, Dutch Bar Association Shelley Marshall, Profesora Titular, Derecho Mercantil y Tributación, University of Monash Sigrun Skogly, Profesor, Jefe del Departamento, Lancaster University Law School Birgit Spiesshofer, Licenciada en Derecho, Salans Muhammad Yunus, Laureado del Premio Nobel, Profesor, Yunus Centre Con contribuciones de: James J Heckman, Laureado del Premio Nobel, Profesor de Economía, University of Chicago Amartya Sen, Laureado del Premio Nobel, Profesor de Economía y Filosofía, Harvard University Aceptado por Michael Reynolds, Socio, Allen & Overy, Presidente de la IBA Comisionado por Akira Kawamura, Socio, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, ex Presidente de la IBA Dirección Ejecutiva del PPID Gabrielle Williamson, Socio, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, Presidencia, SPPI Stephen Macliver, Presidente Ejecutivo Nacional, Sparke Helmore Lawyers, Tesorero, SPPI Peter D Maynard, ex Presidente, PPID Comité de Dirección Olafunke Adekoya, Bernard Bekink, Chris Botha, Adrian Evans, Neil Gold, Hendrik Haag, Graeme Kirk, Peter Maynard, Tim Soutar, Phillip Tahmindjis Ponentes John Claydon, Mary Gold, Neil Gold, Luz Nagle POBREZA, JUSTICIAY EL ESTADO DE DERECHO ‘A pesar de las apariencias, en lo más profundo de cada persona subyace un tesoro de iniciativas y creatividades en potencia, esperando ser descubiertas y cambiar su vida para mejor’. Muhammad Yunus Laureado del Premio Nobel, de su capítulo ‘Los abogados nos pueden ayudar a ganar la guerra contra la pobreza’. ‘Cuando las personas en todo el mundo luchan por obtener más justicia en el mundo, no están reclamando algún tipo de “humanitarismo mínimo”.’ Amartya Sen Laureado del Premio Nobel, de su capítulo ‘Justicia en el mundo’. ‘Los derechos que mejoran a toda o una gran parte de la sociedad deben ser diferenciados de los derechos que benefician a algunos a expensas de muchos’ Joseph Heckman Laureado del Premio Nobel, de su capítulo ‘La viabilidad del estado benefactor’’ ‘El crecimiento en Estados Unidos y Europa hoy está anémico. Es demasiado bajo, incluso para proporcionar puestos de trabajo para los nuevos operadores normales en el mercado laboral’ Joseph Stiglitz Laureado del Premio Nobel, cuyo discurso inaugural se resume en el Informe de las Sesiones de Prioridad presidenciales de la IBA en Dublín ‘Debemos ser el cambio que deseamos ver.’ Gandhi ‘La injusticia en cualquier parte es una amenaza a la justicia en todas partes’ Martin Luther King, Jr Laureado del Premio Nobel ‘Debemos encontrar formas de vincular el estado de derecho con mejoras reales para las condiciones de vida humanas. Debemos implementar algunas medidas para asegurar que la ayuda generosa, el trabajo de las ONG y el de esta asociación tengan un efecto inmediato, visible y tangible para que podamos sostener que... Para nosotros, el derecho es una fuerza liberadora. Es una promesa. Es un convenio. Nos dice que podemos tener esperanzas, soñar, atrevernos, hacer planes y disfrutar de nuestra existencia.’ Juez de la Corte Suprema Anthony
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