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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 10/05
Rule of Law Programs in Peace Operations
Agnes Hurwitz and Kaysie Studdard
August 2005
Abstract
In recent years, policymakers and academics alike have made important strides to better understand the intertwined political, social and economic dimensions of violent, intra-state conflicts, leading in effect to the progressive integration of development and security initiatives. The International Peace Academy program on the Security-Development Nexus examines the achievements and failings of comprehensive approaches to conflict management and seeks to extract policy-relevant recommendations on how coherent and mutually supportive security and development policies can be designed and implemented at the UN and beyond.
International programs to support the rule of law are now regarded as important components of both the security and development agendas. From a security perspective, rule of law institutions are indispensable for internal security and law enforcement purposes, and to ensure the transparency, accountability and control of security forces such as the police and the military. Development agencies also believe that (re)- establishing the rule of law is a prerequisite for the emergence of stable and peaceful societies. While the judiciary is the primary institution concerned with the rule of law, the inclusion of rule of law assistance as part of integrated conflict management approaches has reinforced pre-existing linkages with governance and security institutions, and further justifies the need to situate rule of law reforms and programs within a broader analytical framework.
