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- 9:00 – 10:50 SESSION I: Re-thinking Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict and Fragile Countries Session Objectives
- Moderator
- 11:10 – 1:00 SESSION II: Case Studies: Grappling with Legal Pluralism – Select Countries and Programs Projects Session Objectives
- Afghanistan Moderator
- Discussant
- Liberia Moderator
- Pacific Moderator
- 6:00 – 8:00 EVENING RECEPTION
- 9:00 – 10:45 Panel 1: Developing the Knowledge Base for Policy
- Discussant: Nina Berg, United Nations Development Program, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery 12:50 – 1:40 Lunch
- 4:00 – 5:30 SESSION V: Legal Pluralism in Post-Conflict and Fragile States: Reflections and Next Steps Session Objectives
- Roundtable discussions Facilitators
Conference AgendaDAY ONE: NOVEMBER 17, 2009 8:00 – 8:40 Conference Registration and Breakfast 8:40 – 9:00 Welcome and Conference Objectives Welcome remarks:
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9:00 – 10:50 SESSION I: Re-thinking Legal Pluralism and the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict and Fragile Countries Session Objectives:
While there has been a growing interest in customary justice systems among rule of law practitioners, it has remained very much at the margins of justice reform strategies. This session will challenge us to view customary justice and other forms of legal pluralism not as a side issue, but as a fundamental part of the justice landscapes in which we work. It will take a critical stance in reviewing the current range of overall policy approaches to legal pluralism and the preconceptions and assumptions that underlie those approaches. It will seek to identify and critically review how different approaches (rights-based, developmental, expanding access to justice, peace-building, state-building etc.,) tend to “frame the problem” when it comes to engagement with legal pluralism and will reflect specifically on how these approaches affect a range of key post conflict objectives. Finally it will consider the building blocks needed to define strategic objectives for engagement with legal pluralism. Moderator: Sarah Cliffe, The World Bank Speakers:
Discussant: Caroline Sage, The World Bank 10:50 – 11:10 Coffee Break 11:10 – 1:00 SESSION II: Case Studies: Grappling with Legal Pluralism – Select Countries and Programs & Projects Session Objectives:
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch 2:00 – 3:50 SESSION II, Continued
3:50 – 4:10 Coffee Break 4:10 – 5:45 SESSION III: Interactive Conversation Facilitators: Deborah Isser, United States Institute of Peace Caroline Sage, The World Bank Reflection: Michael Woolcock, The World Bank 6:00 – 8:00 EVENING RECEPTION WHERE: World Bank, Preston Lounge, 1818 H Street, NW. DAY TWO: NOVEMBER 18, 2009 8:30 – 9:00 Breakfast & Overview of Day Two 9:00 – 3:40 SESSION IV: Putting Theory into Practice: Programming with Respect to Legal Pluralism Session Objectives:
This session will relate back to the overall strategic objectives and framework discussed in Session I to explore how programs to date have measured up in achieving specific objectives, and what process and types of considerations should go into the development of programming. Reference can be made to country studies from Session II, as well as examples from other countries. Our primary assumptions are that key objectives include improving the quality of justice experienced by the population in the near term; and fostering some coherence (or at least the mitigation of negative effects) within the overall justice system. 9:00 – 10:45 Panel 1: Developing the Knowledge Base for Policy Many Rule of Law policies and programs have been critiqued for failing to be based on an empirical understanding of the justice sector and in particular of the role in actual practice of legal pluralism, instead relying on ideal-based mandates and templates. Well-intentioned policies that lack an empirical basis have also led to unintended negative consequences. This panel will explore how research and assessments can be used to inform policy regarding legal pluralism so that it can take into account social realities and anticipate the actual impact on the ground. This panel will:
Moderator: Stephen Lubkemann, George Washington University Speakers:
Discussant: Gordon Woodman, University of Birmingham 10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 – 12:50 Panel 2: ‘Improving’ Customary Justice or Perpetuating ‘Onerous Practices’ A growing number of efforts seem to be focused on supporting customary justice mechanisms sometimes as a recognition of their continuing importance for the populations they serve and often times in response to growing frustration with efforts to reform state justice institutions. However, some argue (especially multi-lateral and bilateral actors concerned with human rights) that the foundational principles of customary practices are inherently inimical to certain forms of “improvement” as measured by international standards. The panel will reflect upon some of the programs that have been used to ‘improve’ customary justice (e.g. different types of training of traditional authorities; introducing written decisions and record keeping into informal systems; ascertaining or codifying informal laws; building “community conflict resolution houses”; providing advocacy services to litigants etc.) and ask to what extent do these efforts succeed in “improving” customary justice, and for whom? The panel will consider efforts to ascertain or codify customary law; “top-down” efforts to regulate or ban certain practices; using modern versions of repugnancy clauses; training and awareness; efforts to foster change within the community; efforts to provide assistance and/or alternatives to vulnerable people. Moderator: Jose Munoz, George Washington University Speakers:
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12:50 – 1:40 Lunch 1:40 – 3:40 Panel 3: Seeking Coherence in the Overall Justice System: Linking State and Customary Mechanisms and Creating Hybrid Institutions Plural justice systems may result in overlapping jurisdictions, lack of clarity of roles and tension between the systems and their different paradigms. Sometimes this may create opportunities for forum shopping that can have positive effects on access to justice; sometimes it may create the possibility of further injustice. What are possible ways of improving linkages so as to improve the justice experience and/or strengthen the legitimacy of the various justice mechanisms? What are the potential consequences of regulating linkages when the formal system is very weak and/or lacks the confidence of the population? The panel will also explore to what extent and in what ways have the development of hybrid conflict-resolution mechanisms aimed at combining customary and formal elements succeeded and/or failed in achieving key rule of law as well as other vital post-conflict objectives? More specifically: In what way does the expansion of legal pluralism through the introduction of new hybrid institutions --alongside already existing customary and formal ones--affect access to justice, and popular satisfaction with the quality of results? Do hybrid institutions have any comparative advantages to offer in the immediate and inter-mediate term? What inadvertent consequences can result from the resulting expansion of the institutional marketplace? How should these programs relate to longer-term reform strategies? Examples of policies this panel will explore include: efforts in Afghanistan to link the formal and informal systems by recording jirga decisions in court; Southern Sudanese efforts to incorporate restorative justice in the penal code; the community courts established in Mozambique etc. Moderator: Doug Porter, The World Bank Speakers:
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3:40 – 4:00 Coffee Break 4:00 – 5:30 SESSION V: Legal Pluralism in Post-Conflict and Fragile States: Reflections and Next Steps Session Objectives:
Roundtable discussions Facilitators: Caroline Sage, World Bank, Stephen Lubkemann, George Washington University and Deborah Isser, United States Institute of Peace Reflection: Brian Tamanaha, St John’s University Directory: sites -> default -> files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations files -> Nstructions for Acquiring Excess Equipment online, through the 1033 Program files -> Occupational health and safety files -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program files -> International programs roel profile files -> Fermi Questions a guide for Teachers, Students, and Event Supervisors Lloyd Abrams, Ph. D. DuPont Company, cr&D/ccas experimental Station Wilmington, de 19880 files -> Personal Information Name: Maha Al-Ammari Nationality: Saudi Relationship Status Download 0.83 Mb. Share with your friends:
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