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Assembling a Peace Agreement

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  • Title: Peace Agreements Core Elements
    Author(s): The Public International Law & Policy Group
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: The Public International Law and Policy Group
    Year: 2006
    Description: A detailed description of all the elements that must be considered as peace agreements are being developed.
  • Title: Peace Agreement Drafters' Handbook
    Author(s): The Public International Law & Policy Group
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: The Public International Law and Policy Group
    Year: 2006
    Description: The Peace Agreement Drafter's Handbook is designed to serve as a practical tool for diplomats and lawyers involved in the negotiation and drafting of peace treaties and similar international agreements. The Handbook does not proffer advice on how to reach an agreement. Rather, the Handbook is designed to facilitate the ability of parties to translate their political agreements into legally-binding treaty language. Emphasis is placed on crafting provisions in such a way as to enhance their implementation.
  • Title: Peace Agreements
    Author(s): Nita Yawanarajah, Julian Ouellet
    Larger Work: Beyond Intractability
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: University of Colorado Conflict Information Consortium
    Year: 2003
    Description: A short overview essay on the nature of peace agreements.

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Tools

  • Title: Post Conflict Constitution Drafter's Handbook--Peace Negotiations and Post Conflict Constitutions
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: Public International Law and Policy Group
    Year: 2006
    Description: A handbook for peace agreement and constitution drafters of things to consider based on actual cases.
  • Title: Chapter 5: Protecting Vulnerable Groups I
    Author(s): Judy El-Bushra, Kelly Fish
    Larger Work: Inclusive Security, Sustainable Peace: Toolkit for Advocacy and Action
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: Hunt Alternatives
    Year: 2004
    Description: Includes a discussion of refugees, IDPs, women, children, and people affected by HIV/Aids.
  • Title: Chapter 56: A Lasting Agreement
    Author(s): John H. Wade, Christopher Honeyman
    Larger Work: The Negotiator's Fieldbook
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: Convenor Conflict Management
    Year: 2007
    Description: This straight forward chapter provides specific advice on what makes deals fall apart, and what you can do in order to increase the likelihood that your agreement will survive the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

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Education

  • Title: Simulating Kosovo: Lessons for Final Status Negotiations
    Author(s): Paul Williams, Rebecca Grazier, and James Hooper
    Link to: Webpage
    Publishing Organization: United States Institute of Peace
    Year: 2002
    Description: This article discusses an exercise conducted at USIP for the purpose to provide structured training on the range of issues that would be addressed in Kosovo final status negotiations and to facilitate cross-training by exposing the participants to perspectives from all the parties.