1st Edition
Statebuilding and Justice Reform Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Afghanistan
1. Introduction: Justice System Reform in Afghanistan 2. Reforming Public Institutions in Countries Recovering from Conflict: A Brief Overview 3. Justice Sector Reform in Countries Recovering from Conflict 4. The System of Justice in Afghanistan before the US Military Intervention of 2001 5. Phase One – From Tokyo to London: The ‘Lead Nation Approach’ 6. Phase Two – From London to Paris and Beyond: Implementing the Local Ownership Principle in Justice Sector Reform 7. Conclusion
Biography
Matteo Tondini is a researcher and a legal advisor. He has served as a project advisor to the Embassy of Italy in Kabul, Development Cooperation Unit, working within the ‘Afghanistan Justice Program’ and has a Phd in Political Systems and Institutional Change, from the Institute of Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy.
'Students, academics, politicians and people interested in Afghanistan current affairs will find this book of great value.' - Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Vol. 2, 1, January - March 2011
'An interesting overview of the principles governing the justice sector reform in Afghanistan and of the concerns that such a long process has been raising since its very beginning.' - Andrea Spagnolo, Military Law and the Law of War Review, Vol. 49, 3-4, 2010
'A complete and logical description and analysis of the reform of the justice sector in Afghanistan.' - Eric De Brabandere, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 59, November 2010
'The book not only provides a good critique of statebuilding operations but also produces a novel strategy to improve the pooled financing, long-term and clearer projects and intertwines both traditional justice and local ownership over Afghan justice reform. This book is for students and policy-makers of Afghanistan interests and general students of international relations, statebuilding and post-war reconstruction and devel-opment.' - Danny Singh, University of York, Journal of Transformation & Security
