411. Liberia: Resurrecting the Justice System
- Publication Date:
- 04-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Crisis Group
- Abstract:
- Reform of the justice system needs to be a top priority for Liberia's new government and donors alike. After fourteen years of civil war, the system is in shambles. Impunity prevails, and in this atmosphere, the government cannot adequately address economic governance, transformation of the military and reconstruction of war- scarred physical infrastructure – all primary areas for reform and reconstitution in 2006. Courts that do not prosecute those who siphon resources from government coffers impede progress in all other areas. Within the next six months, stronger and impartial mechanisms are required in both the statutory and customary law systems, and community-based justice programs should be created.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, and Government
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Liberia