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January 12, 2012
Customary Justice and Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. USIP brought together policymakers and practitioners to discuss the ways in which recent rule of law innovations plays a role in resolving many justice reform issues.
Countries: Afghanistan, Guatemala, Iraq, Liberia, Mozambique, Sudan
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
Truth Commission: Commission for Historical Clarification
Duration: 1997 – 1999
Charter: Agreement on the establishment of the Commission to clarify past human rights violations and acts of violence that have caused the Guatemalan population to suffer, June 23, 1994
Commissioners: 3
Report: Public report
July 30, 2011
In a new volume, “Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies” from the United States Institute of Peace, editor Deborah Isser argues that measuring customary justice systems against Western rule-of-law templates leads to strategies that fail to address the concerns of the population and impedes access to justice.
Countries: Afghanistan, Guatemala, Iraq, Liberia, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans, Timor Leste
| Issue Areas: Rule of Law
In Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption, Bertram Spector argues that the peace negotiation table is the best place to lay the groundwork for good governance.
Countries: Burundi, El Salvador, Guatemala, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
July 20, 2011
(Washington) – In a new study, “Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption” from the United States Institute of Peace, author Bertram I. Spector argues that peace and economic recovery in countries emerging from violent conflict are more likely and more durable when good governance reforms and corruption controls are included in negotiations ending the conflict.
Countries: Burundi, El Salvador, Guatemala, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone
| Issue Areas: Negotiation and Diplomacy, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Security Sector Reform/Governance
| Programs: Grant Program
Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. Moving beyond the narrow lens of legal analysis, the cases—Mozambique, Guatemala, East Timor, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, Sudan—examine the larger historical, political, and social factors that shape the character and role of customary justice systems and their place in the overall justice sector.
Countries: Afghanistan, Guatemala, Iraq, Liberia, Mozambique, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans, Timor Leste
| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
July 31, 2009
Since the internal armed conflict in Guatemala ended in 1996, millions of dollars have been spent on transitional justice, but the state's efforts to create an effective justice system have largely failed -- obliging many Guatemalans to create their own coping mechanisms for war-time atrocities, and severely limiting the effectiveness of ongoing transitional justice efforts.
Countries: Guatemala
| Issue Areas: Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
Senior Editor, Office of Public Affairs and Communications
This course is designed to enhance the peacemaking capacities of individuals and faith-based organizations by focusing on objectives, methods, and best practices of interfaith dialogue, a form of religious peacemaking increasingly recognized for its relevance to 21st century conflict.
June 2009
A scandal involving murder allegations against the president and escalating violence from drug trafficking threaten Guatemala’s stability. Former USIP grantee Anita Isaacs recently traveled to the Central American country, where she witnessed massive demonstrations that exposed the fragility of Guatemala’s democracy.
