UNU Update: Four new publications launched

	UNU Update
	The newsletter of United Nations University and its network of research and training centres and programmes
		Issue 25 : June 2003

Justice essential to restoring
order in war-torn states – book

Judges should be recruited from the international community until a country disrupted by war can repair its justice system, say experts in a new book on post-war societies published by United Nations University Press.

Drawing lessons from several conflicts in the recent past, the book details the complex problems confronting nations looking to rebuild a society from the ashes of war – from ending violence to reconstituting political, legal and social order. It also addresses the challenges faced by military forces in disrupted states and the difficult and unfamiliar roles into which soldiers are thrust, often without adequate training.

“This book offers expert insights into the needs of war-torn societies and, as reconstruction begins in Iraq, a timely opportunity to see what we can learn from the past,” said UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel.

Edited by William Maley, Charles Sampford and Ramesh Thakur, the book, From Civil Strife to Civil Society: Civil and Military Responsibilities in Disrupted States, says the rapid institution of a fair and impartial justice system once hostilities end is an essential pre-requisite to the rebuilding process.

The book is one of four UNU publications that will be launched at Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium, UN Headquarters, New York, June 11 starting at 2.30 pm. The others are:

Enhancing Global Governance: Towards a New Diplomacy? edited by Andrew F. Cooper, John English and Ramesh Thakur
Democratization in the Middle East: Experiences, Struggles, Challenges edited by Amin Saikal and Albrecht Schnabel
Conflict Prevention: The Secretary-General’s Report and The Way Forward, an expert forum report edited by Ramesh Thakur and Albrecht Schnabel.

The books, which will be presented by their editors, are outgrowths of the research carried out by the university’s Peace and Governance Programme. They deal with questions related to the institutional bases and diplomatic practices underpinning global governance, the theory and practice of conflict prevention, civil and military responsibilities in the rebuilding of disrupted states and the promotion of democratization in the Middle East region.

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