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News, Events, Publications about Rule of Law

  • Panel Discussions 11-16-2010

    Famous Kant Essay on Peace Gets a New Read

    What would it take to achieve a lasting international peace?Immanuel Kant asked this question over 200 years ago in his essay “Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch,” where he effectively anticipated multilateral institutions like the United Nations and the European Union.On November 16th, experts on peace including Robert Jervis, Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs […]

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    Governance, Multilateral System, Rule of Law
  • General Announcements 01-25-2010

    IPI Comment: US Appeal of Blackwater Dismissal No Substitute for Effective Regulation

    US Vice President Joseph R. Biden’s decision to seek an American government appeal of the dismissal of charges against Blackwater was a welcome step but needs to be followed by evidence of effective regulation of the private security industry, James Cockayne, formerly of IPI, said in a magazine commentary.

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    Rule of Law
  • Speaker Events 08-21-2009

    Michela Wrong “Extremely Worried About Kenya and its Future”

    Michela Wrong, author of a noted new book on Kenya, came to IPI on August 11, 2009 to promote its publication and to share with a large, mostly-African audience, her concerns about the country. “I’m extremely worried about Kenya and its future,” she said, adding that since the post-election violence in 2008 “people are just […]

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    Rule of Law
  • 07-15-2009

    Caitlin Reiger on Prosecuting Heads of State and Government For Human Rights and Financial Crimes

    Caitlin Reiger, deputy director of the Prosecutions Program at the International Center for Transitional Justice and co-editor of the new book Prosecuting Heads of State, says there have been 67 successful such cases, with some of those convicted spending time in prison as a result.“I think what the book really tries to do is to […]

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    Human Rights, Rule of Law
  • Books 01-14-2008by Agnès Hurwitz and Reyko Huang

    Civil War and the Rule of Law: Security, Development, Human Rights

    How do rule of law programs contribute to conflict management? What strategies best address the challenges to securing the rule of law in fragile countries?What place do rule of law policies have in efforts to achieve stable and equitable development? This book addresses these fundamental questions, analyzing rule of law programs in the context of […]

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    Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs, Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Rule of Law, Sustainable Development
  • Policy Papers 11-14-2005by Reyko Huang

    Securing the Rule of Law: Assessing International Strategies for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice

    The past dozen years have seen a proliferation of international efforts to strengthen national criminal justice systems in postconflict countries. Part of the burgeoning of discourses, policies, and programs

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    Peace and Justice, Rule of Law
  • Policy Papers 10-15-2005by Agnes Hurwitz, Kaysie Studdard, and Rhodri Williams

    Housing, Land, Property and Conflict Management: Identifying Policy Options for Rule of Law Programming

    Housing, land and property (HLP) policies should, as far as possible, be addressed in conjunction to ensure that residential and land rights are dealt with more comprehensively by domestic and international actors.

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    Peacebuilding, Rule of Law
  • Policy Papers 10-13-2005by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

    Taking the International Rule of Law Seriously

    In recent years, the Security Council has adopted an increasing number of economic reconstruction measures aimed at contributing to the restoration of peace in war-torn territories.  These measures have brought to light the limitations of the existing United Nations collective security system to deal with economic issues that concern international peace and security. As it […]

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    Rule of Law
  • Policy Papers 08-14-2005by Agnès Hurwitz and Kaysie Studdard

    Rule of Law Programs in Peace Operations

    The International Peace Institute held a conference on 29 October 2004 on Rule of Law Programs in Peace Operations: Toward a Conflict-Sensitive Perspective.The international conference brought together policymakers, practitioners and academics to discuss the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of current programs, and in particular their actual impact in different phases of conflict, with a view […]

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    Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Rule of Law
  • Meeting Notes 10-14-2004by Flavius Stan

    The Security-Development Nexus: Conflict, Peace and Security in the 21st Century

    Most contemporary wars are intrastate conflicts, which often have far-reaching regional as well as international dimensions and ramifications.

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    Governance, Rule of Law, Security Sector Reform, Sustainable Development
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    Analysis, climate change, peacekeeping
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    Analysis, multilateralism
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