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International Law and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policy

International Law and Post-Conflict Reconstruction Policy

Author: Matthew William Saul; James A. Sweeney
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138780118

Published In: May 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781138702769

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The trend for international engagement in post-conflict reconstruction has produced a host of best-practice postulates on topics such as local involvement in decision-making, accountability for past atrocities, sensitivity to context, and the construction of democratic institutions of governance. Extant international law has potential relevance for many of these themes yet the question of whether and how the implementation of best-practice policy recommendations might be affected by international law remains under-examined.

This book offers a fuller understanding of the role of international law in the practice of post-conflict reconstruction. it identifies and explores how international legal issues that arise in the post-conflict period relate to a number of strands of the policy debate, including government creation, constitution-making, gender policy, provision of security, justice for past atrocities, rule of law development, economic recovery, returning displaced persons, and responsibilities of international actors. Each chapter not only locates relevant international legal doctrine in the policy debate, but also considers how this law has operated in practice, asking questions such as, has international law provided a basis for actors with decision authority to be held accountable? Has international law been a normative factor, motivating best or inappropriate practice? Has international law simply been overlooked, if so, why?

Taken together, the chapters of the book help to reveal the extent to which international law figures in the policy of internationally enabled post-conflict reconstruction across a range of sectors, whilst also highlighting the scope for international law to be harnessed in a more effective manner from the perspective of the transition to peace and stability. The book lays out a basis for future policy making on post-conflict reconstruction, one that is informed about the international legal parameters, and more aware of how international law can be utilized to promote key objectives.

1. Introduction, Matthew Saul and James A. Sweeney

Part 1: Foundational Issues

2. The Identification of an Interim Government to Lead Post-Conflict Reconstruction,Matthew Saul

3. Seeking Justice for Mass Atrocities, Annika Jones

4. Gender Policy, Aisling Swaine

5. The Regulation of Private Military and Security Contractors, Sorcha MacLeod and Alexandra Bohm

Part 2: Structural Reform

6. The Role of International Law in Post Conflict Constitution Making, Catherine Turner

7. The International Rule of Law as Trumps: Do Human Rights Prosecution Responsibilities Impair Domestic Rule of Law Reconstruction?, Pádraig McAuliffe

8. Security Sector Reform for Human Protection: The Role of International Law in Shaping More Effective Policy, Dustin Sharp

9. The Right to Economic Self-Determination in Post-Conflict State-Building and the Economic Transition of Timor-Leste, Lisa Mardikian

Part 3: Governance of Transition

10. International Law and the Debt and Development of Post-Conflict Nations,Celine Tan

11. Post-conflict Media Regulation from a Human Rights Perspective, Antoine Buyse

12. From IDP to Victims in Colombia: a Bottom-up Reading of Law in Post-Conflict Transitions, Julieta Lemaitre

13. Human rights, Transitional justice, and the Property of Displaced People,James A. Sweeney

14. The Law and Politics of Legal Empowerment during Transitions, Lars Waldorf

15. The Exercise of Governance Authority by International Organisations: The Role of Due Diligence Obligations after Conflict,Aoife O’Donoghue

16. Conclusion, Matthew Saul and James A. Sweeney