Law and governance
- A framework for strengthening access to justice in Indonesia
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This paper argues that a comprehensive justice sector reform requires a dual track strategy which links top-down institutional reform (supply) and bottom-up access to, and demand for, better justice (demand). Such a strategy will bring justice closer to the people. It will help to address the low trust and inequities that many, in particular the poor, feel define the delivery of justice in Indonesia.
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- Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice
- ( L Turquet / UN Women , 2011)
- What are the legal frameworks in place to ensure women’s rights and access to justice? How do these laws translate into equality in practice? What interventions are needed to make justice a real...
- Community tolerance of political violence
- ( A. LeBas / Afrobarometer , 2010)
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Do citizens in newly democratic regimes adjust their expectations of politicians' behaviour depending on contextual cues? This paper addresses the role that ethnicity plays in shaping individuals&r...
- Observance of the Rule of Law in Mozambique
- ( C. Shenga / Afrobarometer , 2010)
- The rule of law is a necessary condition for democracy. One of the greatest challenges confronting Africa’s democratic reform process, however, is ensuring the rule of law prevails. Thus, Mozamb...
- An introduction to the legal environment for civil society
- ( United Nations Development Programme , 2009)
- Over the past two decades there has been increasing interest in the work of civil society, which fills the space between the state and the market. Civil society organisations (CSOs) are playing an inc...
- South African civil society taking steps to fight xenophobia
- ( P. Bond;M. Galvin;M. Jara;T. Ngwane / Atlantic Philanthropies , 2010)
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This study examines whether there is a need to reconceptualise civil society organisations (CSOs) in South Africa, given the fragmented and uneven responses of CSOs to the May 2008 violence. The do...
- Comparing citizenship laws in Africa
- ( B. Manby / Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project , 2010)
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Laws and practices governing citizenship in too many African countries effectively leave hundreds of thousands of people without a nationality. These stateless Africans are among the continent&rsqu...
- Enhancing the profile of the Pan African Parliament
- ( O. Nzewi (ed) / Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa , 2010)
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Parliament Speakers at a 2009 conference convened by the African Union's (AU) Pan African Parliament (PAP) sought to acquire greater legislative powers and competencies in relevant policy areas. Th...
- Assessing the performance of Africa Union Member States
- ( Associated Network for Social Accountability , 2010)
- This 2010 State of the Union Africa report assesses the continental performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards and rights instruments o...
- Tackling non-conflict armed violence requires new strategies
- ( J. Collodi;F. M'Cormack / Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information , 2010)
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Significant unrest that falls outside the scope of civil conflict or rebel insurgency is becoming more common. Predictive research directs us to rethink the scale and impact of what are currently c...
Zimbabwe, the economic crisis and the collapse of social services
- ( Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2010)
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This article reviews the current economic and political circumstances in Zimbabwe, trying to figure out the way to get out of the current situation. The article suggests that the ruling party respo...
