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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968696703321

Titolo

Peacebuilding and rule of law in Africa : just peace? / / edited by Chandra Lekha Sriram, Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2010

ISBN

1-136-94875-9

1-282-89863-9

9786612898631

0-203-84849-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Security and Governance

Altri autori (Persone)

SriramChandra Lekha <1971->

Martin-OrtegaOlga

HermanJohanna

Disciplina

327.1/72096

Soggetti

Peace-building - Africa

Peacekeeping forces - Africa

Rule of law - Africa

War - Termination

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Promoting the rule of law: From liberal to institutional peacebuilding; Part I: General and cross-cutting issues; 2 Traditional justice as rule of law in Africa: An anthropological perspective; 3 The rule of law in liberal peacebuilding; 4 Rule of law, peacekeeping and the United Nations; 5 From constitutional protections to oversight mechanisms; Part II: Country experiences; 6 Rule of law programming in the DRC for the sake of justice and security

7 (Re)building the rule of law in Sierra Leone: Beyond the formal sector?8 Narrowing gaps in justice: Rule of law programming in Liberia; 9 Creating demand in Darfur: Circling the square; 10 The rule of law and the hidden politics of transitional justice in Rwanda; 11 Just peace?: Lessons learned and policy insights; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The promotion of the rule of law has become an increasingly important element of peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, particularly in



Africa, where there have been numerous internal armed conflicts and missions over the last decade.? This book explores the expanding international efforts to promote rule of law in countries emerging from violent conflict. With a focus on Africa, the authors critically examines the impact of these activities in relation to liberal peacebuilding, rule of law institutions, and the range of non-state providers of justice and security. They al