| Description |
1 online resource (19, [1] p.) |
| Series |
Special report ; 247 |
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Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 247.
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| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 24, 2010). |
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"August 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [20]). |
| Contents |
Challenges to the state justice sector in Afghanistan -- What is "informal justice" in Afghanistan? -- Recent interest in informal justice -- Concerns about traditional dispute resolution -- Linking the state with traditional justice mechanisms -- Challenges of engagement and implementation -- Understanding the justice landscape -- Characteristics of traditional dispute resolution in the pilot districts -- Interaction between the formal and informal sectors -- Informal justice : general lessons -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
This report discusses informal justice in Afghanistan and its relationship to state institutions. It draws on a series of pilot projects sponsored and overseen by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and on work by other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international donors, and the international military in Afghanistan, as well as on field visits by the authors. Over the past several years, the USIP team that oversaw the projects spoke with hundreds of Afghan government officials, community leaders, citizens, members of the NGO community, international government officials, and military personnel about informal justice issues. The report provides a summary of this research and a series of recommendations for the Afghan government and the international community engaged with rule of law in the country. |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- Afghanistan.
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Dispute resolution (Law) -- Afghanistan.
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Customary law -- Afghanistan.
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Rule of law -- Afghanistan.
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| Added Author |
Dempsey, John.
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United States Institute of Peace.
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| Gpo Item No. |
1063-K (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
Y 3.P 31:20/247 |
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