Security and Justice
Security and justice refers to all aspects of a country's ability to meet the range of security and justice needs within its society, including both state and non-state mechanisms.
Categories
Rule of Law ( 2 Files )
Rule of law refers to an end state where all individuals, public and private organisations and the state itself are held accountable for their actions to the law through the operation of a system of justice.
Justice ( 1 Files )
Corrections ( 2 Files )
Corrections refers to the processes covering all aspects of pre and post trial detention.
Defence ( 2 Files )
Defence refers primarily to maintenance of national security and protection from external threats.
Policing ( 4 Files )
Policing includes both the police institutions and their relationship with citizens. It also covers the governance and accountability arrangements through national ministries and other bodies that shape these relationships.
Documents
Reframing Security Sector Reform for Counterinsurgency – Getting the Politics Right
| Date added: | 03/03/2011 |
Author: Andrew Rathmell
Institution: Libra Advisory Group
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Security and Justice
Read Full Text Here: http://www.libraadvisorygroup.com/assets/docs/ReframingSSRforCounterinsurgency.pdf
Relevance:
The paper examines security and justice assistance in the context of ongoing conflicts in which international forces are actively engaged, where indigenous institutions need to be built from scratch, and where political settlements are not finalised or are contested. Drawing on Afghanistan and Iraq as key examples, he argues that the international community’s approach to security and justice programming needs to be reframed to include the realities of what this assistance means in a confli... Read More
Pragmatic Realism in Justice and Security Development
| Date added: | 15/08/2011 |
Author: Eric Scheye
Institution: Clingendael – Conflict Research Unit
Publication Date: July 2009
Keywords: Security and Justice
Read Full Text Here: http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2009/20090707_cru_local_justice_scheye.pdf
Relevance:
The report examines the challenges and opportunities of donor support to non-state/local justice and security networks in fragile environments. These networks tend to provide a large proportion of security and justice to the population and are often seen to be more legitimate and trusted than the state. Donors should therefore proportion a significant share of support to improving the performance of these networks to enhance delivery of security and justice in the short to intermediate term.... Read More
No Shortcut to Stability - Justice, Politics and Insurgency in Afghanistan
| Date added: | 03/03/2011 |
Author: Carter, S. and Clark, K.
Institution: Chatham House
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Security and Justice, Afghanistan
Read Full Text Here: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/files/18074_1210pr_afghanjustice.pdf
Relevance:
Using the case of Afghanistan, this paper explains the importance of placing a strategic emphasis on delivering broad-based justice when trying to stabilise a country after conflict. Neglecting to deliver broad-based justice and rule of law in favour of buying the patronage of local strongmen and using the security services for counterinsurgency (COIN) can deliver short-term stability but ultimately undermines lasting, long-term stability. The paper provides a reasoned analysis of the political aspects of the justice... Read More
From Project to Program - Effective Programming for Security and Justice
| Date added: | 03/03/2011 |
Author: Nicola Ball, Eric Scheye and Luc van de Goor
Institution: Clingendael – Conflict Research Unit
Publication Date: 2008
Keywords: Security and Justice
Read Full Text Here: http://www.clingendael.nl/publications/2007/20071211_cru_occ_ball.pdf
Relevance:
The paper is aimed at helping donor engagement better support justice and security delivery in fragile /postconflict environments. The paper argues that effective security and justice programming in such situations is best developed through a sequenced approach that enable immediate needs to be met, while fostering longer term programming. The importance of supporting both state and non-state justice and security providers is also recognised. The paper outlines several le... Read More
Addressing Violence Against Women in Security and Justice Programmes
| Date added: | 03/03/2011 |
Institution: Saferworld
Publication Date: 2010
Keywords: Women and Justice
Read Full Text Here: http://www.saferworld.org.uk/downloads/pubdocs/Addressing%20violence%20against%20women%20in%20security%20and%20justice%20programmes%20-%20background%20paper.pdf
Relevance:
Despite a mandate to protect civilians, security services (military and police) often perpetrate violence against women (VAW) especially in environments where accountability and opportunities for redress are low. Similarly, women are often treated unfairly by both formal and informal justice systems. This paper argues that discouraging violence against women should form an integral component of the polit... Read More