Justice Sector Assessment
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in Post-Conflict Countries |
In
March 2007, the United States
Institute of Peace, in partnership with the Center
of Excellence for Stability Police Units, the Pearson
Peacekeeping Centre and the Public
International Law & Policy Group, formally launched
the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL).
INPROL is an internet-based network which seeks to turn “lessons learned” from previous experience about promoting the rule of law into lessons that are actually applied.
This is being achieved by providing those serving in the field the ability to access a range of practice-oriented rule of law materials online and to exchange information with other experienced rule of law practitioners.
Among the features of the INPROL site is a digital library which contains primary documents (such as laws, assessments, best practices, operating plans, handbooks and training materials), allowing busy practitioners to quickly and easily access relevant materials in one user-friendly site. Country-specific material is also available in the digital library for members serving on the ground or newly deployed into various missions.
INPROL is a unique consortium of experienced international rule of law practitioners that cuts across organizations. Active members of INPROL include judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, senior police commanders, corrections officers, legal advisors and monitors, and judicial administrators, in 66 countries from 336 organizations. INPROL membership is open to those currently serving in the field in a rule of law capacity or those who have previously done so, as well as scholars and others with specialized expertise of relevance to the rule of law community.
INPROL currently maintains three facilitated discussion forums – General Rule of Law, Senior Police Commanders and Stability Police Forum – where members can ask and answer questions of other experts on rule of law issues which they encounter and share important developments. The facilitators of these forums compile consolidated responses to mission-related queries, incorporating member feedback and the results of research into best practices. Several consolidated responses to member queries have been produced and distributed to members on a variety of topical issues, including judicial financial disclosure, election security, and Intelligence-Led Formed Police Units.
INPROL has developed an extensive rule of law job board where members can post or search current vacancies. As an additional service to members, INPROL has gathered information on rosters maintained by leading international organizations that work on rule of law issues and seek qualified individuals for deployment to various missions around the world.
As INPROL is a member-driven network, further new site features which have been requested by INPROL members are being developed and will be available at http://www.inprol.org in the near future.
For more information about INPROL, please contact E. Jill Parlett at <jparlett@usip.org>.
International Judicial Monitor