Publication
Aug 2015
This brief argues that a critical problem faced by those who promote the rule of law is the belief that international security actors must establish functioning legal frameworks as quickly as possible in post-conflict situations. According to the brief's authors, however, this questionable assumption overlooks three truth: 1) local actors build peace, not international ones, and it may take time to find such 'homegrown' players; 2) establishing stability should take precedence over all other measures following a conflict; and 3) external actors need to be realistic -- i.e., they must focus on what can actually be achieved with existing human and technical capacities over an extended period of time.
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Author | Christina Murtaugh |
Series | USIP Peace Briefs |
Issue | 190 |
Publisher | United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |
Copyright | © 2015 United States Institute of Peace (USIP) |