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Balancing Relations Between Society and State: Legal Steps Toward National Reconciliation and Reconstruction of Afghanistan
Authors:
No Named Author;
The Constitutional Commission (CCA ) and the Judicial Commission (JC ) of
Afghanistan were assigned a major task, that of setting up a national justice
system as part of the reconstruction of Afghanistan. ... The historical accounts
showing more...
Keywords:
Non-State Justice;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Bridging Modernity and Tradition: The Rule of Law and the Search for Justice - Full Human Development Report
Authors:
No Named Author;
The 2007 Afghanistan Human Development Report: Bridging Modernity and Tradition - the Rule of Law and the Search for Justice builds on the 2004 Afghanistan Human Development Report. The human development conceptual framework and associated more...
Keywords:
Access to Justice;
Rule of Law;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Chairman's Statement of the 11th ASEAN Summit
Authors:
No Named Author;
The 11th ASEAN Summit, with the theme "One Vision, One Identity, One Community". ASEAN's chaired by The Honourable Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Chairman of the 11th ASEAN Summit and the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The Leaders more...
Keywords:
Capacity Building;
Conflict Prevention;
Human Security;
International Community;
National Security;
Regional Approaches;
Regional Integration;
Regional Security;
Regionalism;
Sovereignty;
Countries:
Brunei ;
Cambodia ;
Indonesia ;
Laos ;
Malaysia ;
Myanmar (Burma) ;
Philippines ;
Singapore ;
Vietnam ;
Regions:
Asia;
Asia-Pacific;
Southeast Asia;
Human security and the responsibility to protect approach: A solution to civilian insecurity in Darfur
Authors:
No Named Author;
The conflict in Darfur presents the international community with the opportunity of testing its avowed commitment to issues of human security. The introduction of the responsibility to protect principle into the debate on civilian more...
Keywords:
Human Security;
Countries:
Sudan ;
Regions:
Central Africa;
Millennium Development Goals: a Latin America and the Caribbean perspective
Authors:
No Named Author;
In the past five years, Latin America and the Caribbean have continued to advance in the fight against hunger, to improve gender equity in education and access to drinking water, and to reduce infant mortality, but the region continues more...
Keywords:
Aid;
Development;
Development Objective;
Regions:
Caribbean;
Latin America;
Prime Movers, Specific Features and Challenges of Security Sector Reform in a “Guardian State”: The Case of Turkey
Authors:
No Named Author;
This paper aims to address the nature of security sector reform (SSR) in Turkey, the problems and challenges therein, and the impact of reform on the system.
The period it covers extends basically from the beginning of the new more...
Keywords:
Security Sector;
Security Sector Governance;
Security Sector Reform;
Security Sector Transformation (SST);
Security System Reform;
European Union;
Countries:
Turkey ;
Regions:
Middle East;
European Union ;
South East Europe;
Caucasus Region;
Caribbean;
Shift in the Debate On International Court
Authors:
No Named Author;
When then-Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton nullified the U.S. signature on the International Criminal Court treaty one month into President Bush's first term, he declared it the happiest moment in his years of service. Bolton more...
Keywords:
Genocide;
International Criminal Court;
Regions:
North America ;
The Seven Capital Sins of the Donor Community in Afghanistan
Authors:
No Named Author;
The objective of this brief is to help trigger a badly needed reassessment by the new U.S. administration of what has gone wrong in the way the aid effort has been conducted in Afghanistan. It does not focus on the specific U.S. aid more...
Keywords:
Development;
Development Intervention;
Donor Funding;
Donors;
Humanitarian Aid;
International Community;
Security;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
"Afghanistan, the limits of counter-insurgency." Seminar in Madrid, 26th March 2008.
Authors:
No Named Author;
As the conflict in Afghanistan worsens and extends, a series of debates is unfolding in NATO and the need for discussion about the political options available to the international community and the political forces within Afghanistan more...
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;
"My Police - Your Police": The Informal Privatisation of the Police in the Inner City of Johannesburg
Authors:
No Named Author;
Countries:
South Africa ;
Regions:
Southern Africa;
'Delivering Security to the Palestinian People' - Qalqiliya, Northern West Bank
Authors:
No Named Author;
The latest report of the DCAF-SHAMS Forum 'Delivering Security to the Palestinian People'. The session was held in Qalqiliya, northern West Bank, on 24 November 2008.
Keywords:
Security Sector Governance;
Security Sector Reform;
Countries:
Palestine;
Regions:
Middle East;
'Delivering Security to the Palestinian People' - Tubas, Northern West Bank
Authors:
No Named Author;
The latest DCAF-SHAMS Forum Report 'Delivering Security to the Palestinian People'.
The session of the Forum was held in Tubas, northern West Bank, on 23 November 2008
Keywords:
Security Sector Reform;
Countries:
Palestine;
Regions:
Middle East;
'Enhanced Interaction' with Myanmar and the Project of a Security Community: Is ASEAN Refining or Breaking with its Diplomatic and Security Culture?
Authors:
No Named Author;
Jurgen Haacke;
This article explores whether ASEAN's approach toward Myanmar since May 2003 and the agreed ASEAN Security Community (ASC) concept can be seen to represent major developments in ASEAN's diplomatic and security culture. The article more...
Keywords:
Conflict;
Foreign Policy;
National Security;
Countries:
Myanmar (Burma) ;
Regions:
Southeast Asia;
15 Years After Black Hawk Down: Somalia's Chance?
Authors:
No Named Author;
It has been almost 15 years since Somali militias shot down two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters over the capital Mogadishu and killed 18 American servicemen in a battle that also killed more than 1,000 Somalis. Since that fateful day more...
Keywords:
Conflict;
Failed States;
International Criminal Court;
International Law;
Stability;
Terrorism;
Countries:
Somalia ;
Regions:
Horn of Africa;
1995-2003: have women progressed? Latin American index of fulfilled committment
Authors:
No Named Author;
This paper summarises the Latin American Index of Fulfilled Commitment, and includes the measurement of the index from 1995 through to 2003 in 18 countries of Latin America. The index shows Chile as the best ranked country whilst more...
Keywords:
Civic Engagement;
Regions:
South America;
2004 World Drug Report
Authors:
No Named Author;
UNODC publishes a two volume edition of the World Drug Report. The first volume covers market trends and provides in-depth trend analysis, and the second volume compiles detailed statistics on all of the drug markets. Together they more...
Keywords:
Drug Policy;
Drug Trafficking;
smuggling;
HIV / AIDS;
Regions:
Global;
2004-2005 Annual Report
Authors:
No Named Author;
This 244 page 2004-2005 Annual Report report covers on the activities of India's Ministry of Defence in 2004-2005. DID has its own body of coverage of course, which can be found in our India topic archive. The MoD's report provides more...
Keywords:
Defence Planning;
Defence Policy;
Defence Sector;
Defence Strategy;
Military;
Military Expenditure;
National Security;
Countries:
India ;
Regions:
South Asia;
2006 Responsibillity to Protect Brochure
Authors:
No Named Author;
This comprehensive brochure explains the process leading to the 2005 World Summit and the endorsement of R2P. It includes quotes from governments and the media, as well as ideas for how civil society can push R2P principles forward. more...
Keywords:
Responsibility to Protect;
United Nations;
Regions:
Global;
West Africa;
2007: Rethinking unilateralism
Authors:
No Named Author;
As the process of globalization forges ahead, most security threats are beyond any single nation’s ability to solve unilaterally. International terrorism, the spread of contagious diseases, global warming and environmental degradation more...
Keywords:
International Community;
Multilateralism;
Security;
Regions:
Global;
6th International Security Forum (ISF) Transcript of Conference Proceedings
Authors:
No Named Author;
This volume provides a thematic overview of the 150 presentations given at the 6th International Security Forum (ISF), held from 4 to 6 October 2004 in Montreux, Switzerland. All keynote speeches are reproduced in their full length. more...
Keywords:
Human Security;
International Humanitarian Law;
International Law;
Private Military Companies (PMCs);
Private Security Companies;
Security Sector Governance;
Countries:
Switzerland ;
Regions:
Global;
Western Europe;
7th International Security Forum (ISF)
Authors:
No Named Author;
This conference report provides a thematic overview of all the presentations given at the 7th International Security Forum (ISF), held from 26 to 28 October 2006 in Zurich, Switzerland. All keynote speeches are reproduced in their more...
Keywords:
Conflict;
Democracy;
Human Security;
Intelligence;
Private Security Companies;
Reconstruction;
Security;
state building;
Regions:
Global;
A better future: DFID support to Palestinians
Authors:
No Named Author;
Many Palestinians live without access to schools, doctors or jobs. Most cannot move freely to see family and friends. Nearly half live below the poverty line of $2.10 a day. Over four million Palestinians are registered refugees, more...
Keywords:
Aid;
Conflict Cycle;
Cooperation;
Countries:
Palestine;
Regions:
Middle East;
A Brazilian Security Strategy - US Army War College paper, 2002
Authors:
No Named Author;
This paper, by Lieutenant Colonel Renaldo Lundgren, advocates a formalised Brazilian National Security Strategy.
Keywords:
National security architecture;
National security framework;
National Security Strategy;
Countries:
Brazil ;
Regions:
Latin America;
South America;
A bridge too far? Considering security sector reform in Africa
Authors:
No Named Author;
Security sector (or system) reform (SSR) has become an accepted part of the larger peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction agendas. It is posited as a crucial aspect in the creation of an enabling environment for development more...
Regions:
Africa;
A CALL FOR JUSTICE
Authors:
No Named Author;
Afghanistan is a country struggling towards the
establishment of democratic institutions, peace
and stability, and is taking the first steps to
building a foundation for a stable democratic
state.
In the interim, it must cope more...
Keywords:
Access to Justice;
Judicial Reform;
Judiciary;
Justice;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Regions:
Central Asia;