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Jolyon Ford

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1 October 2014

Engaging the Private Sector in Post-Conflict Recovery Perspectives for SADPA

The first of the three topical policy themes that this paper considers, is South Africa’s emerging Development Partnership Agency, whose attributes and origins give it an imperative to build relationships with other development actors. The second is th …

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1 June 2014

Engaging the Private Sector in Africa’s Peaceful Development

“Cross Sector Debate on Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in May 2014 proceeded on the premise that business shares with government a strong longer-term interest in ensuring that growth is more inclusive, stable and sustainable. From one perspec …

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1 November 2013

Counter-Terrorism, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Africa

“This paper considers institutional aspects of counterterrorist strategies in Africa in the second decade after the 9/11 attacks in 2001: countering threats while building respect for the rule of law and human rights. It considers how recent events – e …

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1 March 2011

African Counter-Terrorism Legal Frameworks a Decade After 2001

“This monograph seeks to explain why rates of ratification, although higher immediately after 2001, are generally low in Africa, and are subject to such regional variation. On the basis that ratification of instruments may be an important component of …

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1 July 2009

Beyond the ‘War on Terror’ A Study of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism in the Maghreb

“This study, although preliminary and exploratory in nature, considers the criminal justice measures taken by the governments of Algeria,Morocco and Tunisia to meet their international counter-terrorism obligations. These Maghreb countries have more co …

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1 January 2009

A Handbook on the International Criminal Court for Defence Lawyers in Africa

“The handbook interrogates the popular myths and prejudices that are often levelled against the ICC with regard to its work in Africa, especially following the issuance of an arrest warrant against a serving head of state. Far from being an exclusive c …

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1 June 2008

Justice and Peace in a New Zimbabwe Transitional Justice Options

“Against the backdrop of an international legal and normative framework which may shape justice options, the first part of this paper addresses the question ‘why a truth commission?’We suggest that Zimbabwe’s particular experiences necessitate a nation …

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1 March 2008

Unable or Unwilling? Case Studies on Domestic Implementation of the ICC Statute in Selected African Countries

“This monograph is intended to contribute to enhanced understanding of the reasons why some African states have been slow in meeting their domestication obligations under the Rome Statute. In the international arena, African countries were generally ve …

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