Publication: Justice: Security and Justice Thematic Paper

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2010-11-05
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2010-11-05
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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.
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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.
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