581. Securing the Rule of Law: Assessing International Strategies for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice
- Author:
- Reyko Huang
- Publication Date:
- 11-2005
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Peace Institute
- Abstract:
- The past dozen years have seen a proliferation of international efforts to strengthen national criminal justice systems in post-conflict countries. Part of the burgeoning of discourses, policies and programs on the primacy of the rule of law in peacebuilding, these efforts are based on the principle that the restoration of law and order in the immediate aftermath of conflict is critical for building a durable peace. The UN Secretary-General encapsulated this growing importance of the rule of law in a 2004 report, in which he also stressed the need to develop strong national criminal justice systems for the administration of justice in accordance with international standards.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Security, Arms Control and Proliferation, and International Law