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24 IIUMLJ 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/iiumlj24 and id is 1 raw text is: 24 (1) 2016 JJUMLJ 1 - 37 MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS AND LAW AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ASIA: EXPERIENCES AND DIRECTIONS Suresh Nanwani* ABSTRACT Beyond their traditional lending in sovereign and non-sovereign operations in sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture, and social services, multilateral development banks (MDBs) have included law and development projects in line with their mandates on economic development and poverty reduction. The spectrum of law and development activities has been broad-ranging from strengthening legal education to enhancing debate on judicial independence to promoting judicial reform projects and supporting initiatives on environmental justice. This article examines the roles played by MDBs in promoting law and development, and analyses four case studies of law and development projects (two from the World Bank and two from the Asian Development Bank). The article summarises the experiences learned by these institutions over the years and discusses the directions taken. The article concludes with recommendations on the measures that can be taken by these institutions, as well as other organisations, in continuing to engage with law and development projects. Keywords: Multilateral development banks, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, law and development, legal and judicial reform, stakeholders * Suresh Nanwani is an Advisor in the Asian Development Bank and has more than 27 years of development experience working in projects, legal, compliance, human resources, and administrative services. He is a Visiting Professorial Fellow at the University of New South Wales and a Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. Email: snanwani@adb.org The author thanks Professor Leslie Moran, Birkbeck, University of London for providing comments on this article and Professor Dr. Abdul Mohaimin Bin Noordin Ayus, Faculty of Law, Multimedia University, Malaysia for assistance in the Malay language translation of this article. The author also thanks Ms. Lalaine Danao, Ms. Josefina Miranda, and Ms. J.V. Husmillo for their research assistance. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the Asian Development Bank.

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