Legal & judicial reform
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- The need for interaction between the customary criminal justice system and the formal system in Zambia
- ( Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2009)
- This paper reviews the Zambian criminal justice system and draws attention to the need for reforms in that will enhance human security. It notes that Zambia has made great progress since the re-establ...
- Ensuring human security can lead to better opportunities for human development in the Arab world
- ( M. El-Sayyid;M. Al-Rasheed;S. Benjelloun;Et al / Human Development Report Office, UNDP , 2009)
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This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to on...
- Judicial Integrity Principles
- ( K. Henderson;V. Autheman;S. Elena / International Foundation for Election Systems , 2003)
- This document presents the International Foundation for Election Systems Judicial Integrity Principles (JIS) - a standardized tool for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of key judicial re...
- Measuring capacity for performance monitoring in legal and judicial reform
- ( S. Miller;L. Armytage / Centre for Judicial Studies , 2008)
- Judicial and legal reform is now recognised as foundational in all governance and economic development strategies. This paper identifies the dramatic growth in legal and judicial reform across the wor...
- Torture and repression: condoned by Syria's exceptional court
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2009)
- This report examines the activities of the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) in Syria set up during the state of emergency in 1963. While the the SSSC was set up to prosecute those it deemed a threa...
- Evaluating judicial reform projects
- ( Centre for Judicial Studies , 2009)
- The doctrine of judicial independence militates against formal external assessment of the performance of judges. Other constraints include a lack of established consensus on indicators of judicial bes...
- Indicators to measure progress towards security
- ( Vera Institute of Justice , 2003)
- This guide describes the process of choosing appropriate indicators for measuring progress towards safety and justice. It is written for managers responsible for improving the delivery of safety, secu...
- For a synergy of traditional and formal justice systems
- ( L. W. Kimathi / Council for the Development of Economic and Social Research in Africa , 2005)
- This paper looks at how the various legal systems in Africa could benefit from the rich experiences of traditional and popular judicial systems which play a central role in large parts of the continen...
- Customary legal systems in South Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania
- ( L Chirayath;C Sage;M Woolcock / World Bank , 2005)
- This paper attempts to bring customary systems into central focus in the ongoing debate about legal and regulatory reform. It first analyses the ongoing challenges and critiques of customary legal sys...
- Non-state justice systems in East Africa region
- ( C. Nyamu-Musembi / Department for International Development, UK , 2003)
- This report focuses on non-formal justice systems in the East Africa region, and is based on a review of relevant experience in three East African countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. It aims to hel...
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