PrintJason Gluck
Senior Program Officer, Rule of Law Center
Issue Areas: Rule of Law
Jason Gluck is a Senior Program Officer in USIP's Rule of Law Center and Director of USIP's Constitution-Making Program. Gluck's focus is on the design and implementation of constitution-making processes in post-conflict and transitional states. He has and continues to advise government officials and civil society actors on issues of constitutional reform in Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, and elsewhere. Substantively, Gluck's areas of expertise include constitutional design, federalism, and minority rights.
Gluck joined USIP as a rule of law adviser in January 2008. Previously, he was a legal officer and constitutional adviser with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, where he advised the Council of Representatives during the 2007 constitutional review. He was also a senior program officer with the National Democratic Institute in Iraq, where he worked with the Iraqi Parliament to develop parliamentary institutional and legislative capacity.
Gluck received his J.D. from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in political science from Northwestern University.
Publications:
- "Iraq’s Unheralded Political Progress," Foreign Policy, March 2008.
- From Gridlock to Compromise: How Three Laws Could Begin to Transform Iraqi Politics
USIPeace Briefing, March 2008 - Rules of Procedures Manual for the Iraqi Council of Representatives, co-author (National Democratic Institute, 2007).
Publications & Tools
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This Peace Brief examines the timeline for constitutional reform in Libya’s August 2011 Constitutional Declaration with an eye towards ensuring Libyans have sufficient time to negotiate and draft a new constitution that will support Libya’s transformation towards constitutional democracy. |
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Of all the issues facing Libya’s new, nominal leadership, one that may be the most pressing, yet less conspicuous, is the growing dissension among Libyan youth. Even as changes from the revolution sweep Libya, many youth have begun to feel the new leadership feels a bit like the old. |
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Experts from USIP are monitoring developments in the two Sudans following South Sudan's declaration of independence on July 9. |
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Constitutional Reform in Transitional States: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Egypt and Tunisia
Countries emerging from authoritarianism frequently face constitutional challenges, among them sequencing constitutional reform with a transition to democracy, designing a constitutional review process that is seen as legitimate, and addressing substantive constitutional concerns. |
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This brief was written by the director of USIP’s Rule of Law Center of Innovation and three of the center’s senior advisers: Colette Rausch, Jason Gluck, Vivienne O’Connor and Scott Worden. The authors’ analysis is informed by their knowledge of the Middle East and North Africa and their firsthand experiences in promoting the rule of law in transitional states such as Afghanistan, Cambodia, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo and Nepal. Countries: Africa, Asia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
| Issue Areas: Conflict Analysis and Prevention, Political Reform, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities
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The referendum in Sudan took place from January 9-15, 2011, to decide on whether the Southern region should remain a part of Sudan or be independent. The referendum is one of the consequences of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M). Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Economics and Conflict, Education, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Post-Conflict and Peacekeeping Activities, Rule of Law
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This report examines Sudan’s popular consultation, an ongoing process whereby the people of the Sudanese states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile will democratically and popularly assess the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and determine whether it satisfactorily reflects the aspirations of the people. Countries: Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, The Two Sudans
| Issue Areas: Political Reform, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform/Governance
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As Iraq continues the process of government formation after its March elections, USIP's Rule of Law Center of Innovation is working with Iraqi minority groups to protect and reinforce constitutional rights. In an effort to strengthen democracy and raise awareness of minority issues in Iraq, USIP has helped establish a parliamentary minority caucus. USIP Senior Rule of Law Adviser Jason Gluck, who recently returned from Iraq, describes the caucus and its goals. |
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USIP has supported over 300 products, projects, and activities related to human rights and peacebuilding. From grants to fellowships, from training to education, from working groups to publications, the Institute strives to encourage more practice and scholarly work on the issue of human rights, and seeks to deepen understanding of the role human rights play in conflict and in peace. Issue Areas: Human Rights
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Iraqi lawmakers, breaking a prolonged stalemate, recently passed key legislation on regional powers, amnesty and the national budget. Five years after the U.S.-led invasion, is rule of law starting to take hold? Countries: Iraq
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Events
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June 8, 2010
This event explores the continuing evolution of constitution making and constitutionalism in Africa. Leading experts and scholars will explore recent developments in constitution making in several African nations to try and uncover lessons learned, where African constitutionalism is headed, and what we might expect in the future. |
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February 21, 2008
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