Justice in Post-Conflict Situations
Below are some resources on the unique situations faced in implementing justice
programmes in post-conflict situations.
General References
"Farid, H., and R. Simarmatra. 2004. ""The Struggle for Truth and Justice: A Survey of Transitional Justice Initiatives throughout Indonesia."" Occasional Paper Series. International Center for Transitional Justice. New York, NY. "
http://www.ictj.org/downloads/Indonesiafinal2MB.pdf
"International Crisis Group. 2003. ""Afghanistan: Judicial Reform and Transitional Justice."" "
http://www.icg.org//library/documents/report_archive/A400879_28012003.pdf
A report from ICG on the priority areas for reform to rebuild the justice system in Afghanistan. It focuses on the types of transitional justice mechanisms that need to be set up in order to ensure a transition that holds perpetrators accountable to past abuses while building up the justice system to deal with future issues.
"UNDP and Chr. Michelsen Institute. 2004. ""Governance in Post-Conflict Situations."" Background Paper for Working Group Discussions. Bergen Seminar Series, Bergen, 5-7 May. "
http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UNTC/UNPAN016465.pdf
"This paper analyzes post-conflict governance issues and programming entry points in seven major thematic areas, as follows: access to information, democratic dialogue, electoral systems and processes, parliamentary development, decentralized governance, public administration reform and justice, security and human rights. (Also see Lessons Learned Research paper at www.cmi.no/news/undpsem2004/Research%20Paper.pdf). "
"UNDP. 2003. ""Conference on Justice and Security Sector Reform: Coherence, Cooperation and Comparative Strengths."" Oslo, 10 - 11 April. "
http://www.undp.org/oslocentre/docsjuly03/JSSR%20Conference%20Report-Final%2026%20June.pdf
A report from a conference on JSSR. Three principal themes emerged from the discussion: 1) the importance of sustainable reform over time; 2) the centrality in reform on the role of civil society; and 3) the need to focus on the ability of the sector's institutions to manage their own operations.
"Fletcher, S.A. 2003. ""Justice and Security Sector Reform - Country Practice: Sierra Leone."" UNDP Conference on JSSR, Oslo, 10-11 April 2003."
"filename - Fletcher, S. 2003."
A presentation from at the JSSR confernce in Oslo focusing on the situation in Sierra Leone. The presentation discusses the role of UNDP and external security forces and also looks at issues of transitional justice and judical reform in the post-conflict scenario.
International Center for Transitional Justice.
http://www.ictj.org/
"An international NGO working to support transitionalJustice in Post-Conflict Situations by building local capacity to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations, documenting violations through non-judicial means such as truth commissions, reforming abusive institutions, providing reparations to victims, and advancing reconciliation. "
International Crisis Group.
http://www.icg.org
The International Crisis Group is an multinational NGO that focuses on field research and analysis of conflict around the world. It produces briefing papers and reports which are available on the website.
"Open Society Institute and the Coalition for International Justice. 2004. ""Unfulfilled Promises - Achieving Justice for Crimes Against Humanity in East Timor."""
filename - Unfulfiled_Promises-East Timor
"In 2003 and 2004, the Coalition for International Justice and the Open Society Justice Initiative joined with other NGOs in calling for the United Nations to establish an international Commission to assess the existing justice mechanisms for redressing the East Timor crimes and to recommend initiatives to remedy their failings. The recommendations emerging from this paper are based on discussions with survivors, judges, prosecutors, government policymakers, civil society representatives, and international observers."
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