The Role Of Anti-corruption Initiatives To The Realization Of The Right To Development With Particular Reference To Ethiopia

The ri ght to dcvelopment (RTD), which is a comprehens ive concept, embracing virtuallyrnall human right s, and const itutes in econom ic, social. cultural and politica l development.rnin wh ich all human rights and fundamental frcedoms can be fully realized, has beenrnrecognized as an inalienable human right. Conversely, corruption runs d irectly counter tornthe economic, socia l. cultural and political development endeavors of a nation. Itrnparticu la rly worsens the already harsh socio-economic conditions in poor countries, suchrnas Ethiopi a . The real enigma is that. whereas corruption is ruinous to overallrndevelopment, underdevelopment is in part responsib le for the perpetuation of corruption.rnVery clearly, corruption and underdevelopment reinforce each other tor each other'srnsubsistence. Indi sputably, therefore, the reali zation of the RTD requi res breaking thernvicious c irc le, wh ich in turn presupposes the elimination of corruption.rnCorruption and underdevelopment being major problems of third world countries such asrnEthiop ia, the paper is aimed at ex ploring and depicting the complex d ilemma ofrnrelationsh ip between the two monumental problems, and converse ly, the role antirncorruption movements can play in the realization of the right to development. It tries tornscrutinize the conceptual and pract ical issues surrounding the problem.rnThis paper embraces four chapters. The opening chapter is meant to int roduce the overallrnobject ive of the researc h. The second chapter takes up the issue of con:Llption andrngrapples to clarify the nature, the root causes and debilitating consequences of corruption.rnIt also attempts to figure the problem in the Ethiopian context. The theoreticalrnunderpinnings ot'the ri ght to development as a human right. the particular significance o f'rnsuch a right to unckrde'e!oped countries. such as Ethiopia . and the status of' this right inrnthe nat ional and ime rnational legal li'amellorks lI'ill a lso be examined under the thi rdrnchapter. Chapter four grapples lI'ith the profound corre lation between corruption andrnunderde·elopillent. It also tries to identil' possible lIa'5 o f' integrating anti corruptionrnin itiatives into the promotion and implementation of human rights s ituati ons in generalrnand the right to dedopmem in particular. Finall·. some concluding remarks. whiehrnesscntialh' suggest mechanisms of' streamlin ing anticorruption efforts to redress therns ituation . lIinciup the paper.

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