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Research Handbook on Post-Conflict State Building

9781788971638 Edward Elgar Publishing

Research Handbooks in International Law series

Edited by Paul R. Williams, Rebecca I. Grazier Professor of Law and International Relations,American University, Founder of the Public International Law & Policy Group and Milena Sterio, Charles R. Emrick Jr. – Calfee Halter & Griswold Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, US

Publication Date: 2020 ISBN: 978 1 78897 163 8 Extent: 496 pp

As a conflict ends and the parties begin working towards a durable peace, practitioners and peacebuilders are faced with the thrilling possibilities and challenges of building new or reformed political, security, judicial, social, and economic structures. This Handbook analyzes these elements of post-conflict state building through the lens of international law, which provides a framework through which the authors contextualize and examine the many facets of state building in relation to the legal norms, processes, and procedures that guide such efforts across the globe. The volume aims to provide not only an introduction to and explanation of prominent topics in state building, but also a perceptive analysis that augments ongoing conversations among researchers, lawyers, and advocates engaged in the field.

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As a conflict ends and the parties begin working towards a durable peace, practitioners and peacebuilders are faced with the possibilities and challenges of building new or reformed political, security, judicial, social, and economic structures. This Handbook analyzes these elements of post-conflict state building through the lens of international law, which provides a framework through which the authors contextualize and examine the many facets of state building in relation to the legal norms, processes, and procedures that guide such efforts across the globe. The volume aims to provide not only an introduction to and explanation of prominent topics in state building, but also a perceptive analysis that augments ongoing conversations among researchers, lawyers, and advocates engaged in the field.

The Research Handbook on Post-Conflict State Building provides keen insights for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students in programs related to peace and conflict, governance, and international justice and law. Practitioners such as United Nations staff, government officials, international institution and think tanks engaged in post-conflict state building will glean important lessons and guidance from the Handbook’s chapters.

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‘. . . this is an excellent collection. . . . The Handbook consists of an introduction and 24 substantive chapters. One strength is the breadth of coverage in those chapters. This book is well-suited for the practitioner or policymaking community, as it lays out the key considerations for those planning and implementing actions for post-conflict societies. What might be less obvious is the utility that the chapters and the book as a whole might have for instruction. These seem almost perfect for a professional masters’ level courses on conflict management and post-conflict reconstruction. Individual chapters might also be used in specialized courses at the same level or for undergraduates. The chapters are clearly organized and written in an accessible fashion for a broad audience.’
– Paul Diehl, International Peacekeeping

Contributors

Contributors: T. Beckelman, S.-T. Bounfour, M.J. Day, M. de Hoon, Y.M. Dutton, R. Friedrich, C.M. Goebel, S.L. Hodgkinson, D.E.W. Johnson, R. Kraemer, C.D. Kreutzner, J.C. Levy, A.C. Mann, B. McGonigle Leyh, N. Narayan, S. Pearlman, F.J. Pecci, R.M. Perito, D.J. Planty, B. Popken, M. Sterio, J. Trahan, G. Visoka, P.R. Williams, J.P. Worboys

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Contents:

Preface

Introduction: The Various Facets of Statebuilding
Paul R. Williams and Milena Sterio

Part I: Political Infrastructure
1. Post-Conflict Constitution-Making
Darin E.W. Johnson
2. Electoral Law and Electoral Reform
Jonathan P. Worboys
3. Vetting the Public Sector
Betsy Popken

Part II: Social Infrastructure
4. Social Cohesion and Inclusivity
Milena Sterio and Jessica C. Levy
5. Civil Society
Margaux J. Day and Christopher D. Kreutzner
6. Free and Independent Media
Paul R. Williams and Sophie Pearlman

Part III: Security Infrastructure
7. Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration
Christopher M. Goebel and Jessica C. Levy
8. Security Sector Reform
Robert M. Perito

Part IV: Legacies of the Conflict
9. Transitional Justice
Marieke de Hoon
10. Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
Yvonne M. Dutton
11. Property Disputes and Restitution
Sandra L. Hodgkinson
12. Reparations for Victims
Brianne McGonigle Leyh

Part V: Rule of Law
13. Judicial Reform and Rebuilding
Jennifer Trahan
14. Human Rights
Milena Sterio
15. Minority Protections
Nikhil Narayan

Part VI: Development
16. Humanitarian Action
Elisabeth Dallas and Tyler Beckelman
17. Re-establishing and Reforming the Economy
Sârra-Tilila Bounfour
18. Fiscal Arrangements
Margaux J. Day

Part VII: Case Studies
19. Guatemala: An Unfulfilled Promise
Donald J. Planty
20. Brčko: Exemplar or Outlier?
Andrew C. Mann
21. Kosovo: A Hybrid Negative Peace
Gëzim Visoka
22. Afghanistan: Missteps in Reconstruction
Richard Kraemer
23. Iraq: Seeking Stability after Saddam
Darin E.W. Johnson
24. Libya: Unforeseen Complexities
Roland Friedrich and Francesca Jannotti Pecci

Index