Initiatives
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The Serious Crimes handbook is a reference tool for policymakers and practitioners who are designing strategies for tackling serious crimes in postconflict environments. |
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The project on Constitution Making, Peacebuilding, and National Reconciliation provides guidance to policymakers, negotiators and practitioners involved in constitution-making processes |
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Rule of Law is examining the evolving legal and institutional arrangements for addressing violations of international humanitarian law (IHL). As part of this ongoing effort, USIP has just produced a guide to training programs in IHL for military personnel around the world. |
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INPROL is a web-based worldwide network of rule of law practitioners and experts created to support practitioners in the field. To find out more information about becoming part of INPROL, and to apply for membership, please click here. |
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In an effort to professionalize the rule of law field, the rule of law program has developed a series of training courses tailored to the needs of rule of law practitioners. The initiative is part of a broader training initiative at USIP under the auspices of the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.
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Rule of Law works closely with Iraqi judges, parliamentarians, government officials and civil society to strengthen the rule of law in Iraq. Projects include addressing the property rights of IDPs, strengthening the Iraqi judiciary, clarifying the relationship between the central and provincial governments, and protecting minority rights. |
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Rule of Law is working with international partners to assess the ways in which customary systems may compliment and strengthen the state system in post-conflict settings. The program is hosting a Conference on Legal Pluralism in partnership with the World Bank Justice for the Poor Program and George Washington University this November, which will draw leading policy-makers, practitioners and academics from around the world. |
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The Rule of Law Program provides guiding resources as countries deal with the legacies of past abuses, war crimes in efforts to rebuild and reconcile in the wake of violence.
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