[The particular dimension of interactions between finance and human rights has, by and large, been a blank space. In this article the authors…seek to bridge the gap in understanding, perspective and practice between the two fields by investigating…linkages in respect of four specific features of global finance – two financial products: bonds and derivatives; and two financial processes: risk management and procyclicality. These have been chosen as an illustrative sample of the complex and diverse ways in which the global financial system interacts with human rights…they provide an overview of the types of human rights issues in the financial sector which have so far been hidden from view. The paper therefore constructs an argument as to why the bridging of the gap is important and provides pointers as to how it can be done.]