Publication: Justice: Security and Justice Thematic Paper
Date
2010-11-05
ISSN
Published
2010-11-05
Author(s)
Desai, Deval
Sage, Caroline
Abstract
There is broad recognition, across the
political spectrum and in both 'northern' and
'southern' countries, that justice reform, and
more generally the promotion of the 'rule of law',
are central to development policy, particularly in
conflict-affected, fragile and violent contexts. More
recently an increased focus on global security and the
interaction between security and development as put a
renewed emphasis on such efforts. However, while legal,
regulatory and 'justice' institutions are now seen
as key part of the 'solution' to problems of
conflict, fragility and development, this recognition is not
matched by a correspondingly clear sense of what should be
done, how it should be done, by whom, in what order, or how
'success' may be determined. There often tends to
be a clear misunderstanding of both the nature of the
problem and (thus) of the solution. In this paper, the
author seek to provide some insight into these questions and
sketch out a practical conception of effective justice
reform in situations of conflict and fragility that may
provide the basis for effective programming.
Citation
“Desai, Deval; Sage, Caroline. 2010. Justice : Security and Justice Thematic Paper. World Development Report 2011 Background Paper;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/27504 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”