Programs

USIP identifies and applies best practices in seven topical areas whose issues cross each phase of conflict through this series of Centers.

USIP's Rule of Law Center conducts research, identifies best practices, and develops new tools for policymakers and practitioners working to promote the rule of law.  It has played a significant role in shaping the field and in advancing the rule of law in fragile and post-conflict societies.

(Credit: USIP) Saah N'Tow (lead researcher), Honorable Philip A.Z. Banks III (Minister of Justice), Deborah Isser (USIP), Dr. Steve Lubkemann (GW University), and Jimmy Shilue (Researcher)

Since 2005, USIP has supported efforts to rebuild the justice system in Liberia through projects focused on the non-state justice system and law reform.

Meeting of a Liberian peace-making group (USAID)

The Rule of Law Center is working with international partners to assess the ways in which customary systems may complement and strengthen the state system in post-conflict settings.  

The U4U training program brings young people from conflict zones around the world to train them in the use of crowdsourced mapping tools like Ushahidi as well as in the skills of conflict management, helping them address community needs in-country, train others, and join a growing community of global crisis mappers and technology-enabled peacebuilders.