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November 20, 2009
As Liberia continues its struggle to rebuild institutions destroyed by years of brutal conflict, the rule of law has emerged as a focus area of national and international development efforts. A key policy question concerns the future of Liberia’s dual justice system under which a hierarchy of chiefs’ courts managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs exists in parallel to the formal judiciary. Co-authors Deborah Isser and Stephen Lubkemann discuss the policy implications of the newest USIP Peaceworks with the Chair of the Liberian Law Reform Commission. Countries: Africa, Liberia
| Issue Areas: Governance, Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture, Rule of Law, Transitional Justice
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November 18, 2009
Lack of justice and a culture of impunity have emerged as major grievances in Afghanistan, alienating the population from the government and creating an enabling environment for the insurgency. Please join us for a discussion of informal and formal justice systems, and an overview of USIP’s justice projects that aim to strengthen linkages between these two sectors and address impunity. |
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November 12, 2009
Representatives of the Partners for Democratic Change's new Center in Colombia, the United States Institute of Peace, and the Due Process of Law Foundation will host a roundtable discussion about these mechanisms for democratizing justice at the community level. Discussion with invited experts will explore other experiences of community dispute resolution, as well as the challenges community justice mechanisms face and how they have been addressed. Countries: Colombia, Peru
| Issue Areas: Conflict Management and Resolution, Governance, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law
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October 29, 2009
In Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress provides oversight and resources for U.S. programs to reform local military and police forces. This process is critical to U.S. success, but is little understood. USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group examined the role of Congress in ensuring that security assistance is effective, serves U.S interests and creates democratic security forces. Countries: Afghanistan, Iraq
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil-Military Relations, Governance, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
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October 28, 2009
Women are an important part of the peacebuilding equation. Too often they are excluded or marginalized in the peace process. Limiting or excluding women in the peacebuilding process not only leaves a critical resource untapped but also hinders a society's recovery. Admission fee is required. Issue Areas: Human Rights, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Women
| Programs: Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship Program
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October 27, 2009
The Asia Foundation will release findings from its fifth public opinion poll, "Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People," the most comprehensive survey conducted in all 34 of Afghanistan’s provinces. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Capacity Building, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management and Resolution, Demographics, Economics and Development, Education, Governance, Health, Human Rights, Negotiation and Diplomacy, Nongovernmental Organizations, Peacebuilding, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy, Terrorism and Political Extremism, Women, Youth
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October 14, 2009
In the aftermath of violent conflict in countries such as Nepal, public distrust of the police can undermine justice and security sector reform efforts and weaken the rule of law. How can justice and security sector reform be approached in a way that strengthens the rule of law? Countries: Nepal
| Issue Areas: Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Governance, Rule of Law, Security and Strategy
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October 8, 2009
The political and socio-cultural position of women in Afghanistan is in transition, particularly in the urban areas of the country. Advances have been made to include women in peacebuilding efforts, as noted by the recently adopted Constitution that grants equal rights for men and women, and as more and more women engage in entrepreneurial activities. Countries: Afghanistan
| Issue Areas: Economics and Development, Education, Rule of Law, Women
| Programs: Additional Fellowship Opportunities
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September 14, 2009
Three weeks after the August 20th national elections, the outcome of the election remains contested. Results posted by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission show President Hamid Karzai at 54% and his main challenger Dr. Abdullah at 28% with 91.6% of polling stations tallied. But widespread allegations of fraud have marred the results, with over 2000 complaints filed to the Afghan Elections Complaints Commission (ECC). Please join us for a discussion of these issues with experts just arrived from Afghanistan, all of whom have observed the Afghan political process up close for the last few years. |
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July 17, 2009
The second annual meeting of the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL) took place on Friday, July 17 at the United States Institute of Peace. The focus this year was on a discussion of preliminary lessons learned from the experience of the UN Mission in Kosovo in establishing the justice and corrections systems in Kosovo. Countries: Kosovo
| Issue Areas: International and Regional Organizations, Peacekeeping, Post-Conflict Activities, Rule of Law
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Issue Areas
- Capacity Building
- Civil-Military Relations
- Civil Society
- Communications and Media
- Conflict Analysis
- Conflict Management and Resolution
- Demographics
- Early Warning & Conflict Prevention
- Economics and Development
- Education
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Governance
- Health
- Humanitarian Efforts
- Human Rights
- Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture
- International and Regional Organizations
- Mediation and Facilitation
- Negotiation and Diplomacy
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Peacebuilding
- Peacekeeping
- Political Systems and International Relations
- Population and Diaspora
- Post-Conflict Activities
- Religion
- Rule of Law
- Science and Technology
- Security and Strategy
- Terrorism, Political Extremism
- Training
- Transitional Justice
- Use of Force
- Weapons & Arms Control
- Women
- Youth

