R EINSTATING R ULE OF L AW : T HE F OUNDATIONS FOR D EVELOPMENT AND C OMMUNITY S ECURITY International Parliamentary Conference on Peacebuilding: Tackling State Fragility London, 2 February 2010 Yasmine Sherif Senior Adviser & Team Leader, Rule of Law, Justice & Security Bureau for Crisis Prevention & Recovery (BCPR) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

R ULE O F L AW - A N I NTEGRATED A PPROACH T O J USTICE A ND S ECURITY (a)Physical Protection (b)Legal Protection (c)Psychological Protection (d)Material Protection

R ULE O F L AW A S F OUNDATION FOR S OCIO -E CONOMIC D EVELOPMENT Providing a framework and basis for socio-economic development Enabling progress on the Millennium Development Goals Ensuring the peaceful regulations of conflict

R ULE O F L AW A S F OUNDATION F OR C OMMUNITY S ECURITY Strengthening capacities of national and local actors Working for communities and with them Achieving sustainability through inclusion and empowerment

P RIORITIES F OR R ULE O F L AW A SSISTANCE Strengthening the Rule of Law within an Early Recovery Framework and during Transitions Addressing Women’s Security and Access to Justice Supporting Capacity Development of Rule of Law Institutions. Facilitating Transitional Justice Promoting Confidence Building and Reconciliation

P ARLIAMENTARIANS ’ R OLE I N P ROMOTING T HE R ULE O F L AW Ensuring democratic control and civilian oversight Initiating legislation Supporting communities Shaping political culture

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