Electronic Course Pack
JUSTRAC+ Rule of Law Systems: Country Analysis Workshop
February 26-27, 2020
The following is a list of reading materials for participants in the February 26-27, 2020 Rule of Law Systems: Country Analysis Workshop. To access the readings, click the hyperlinks provided below.
NOTE: The readings contained in this course pack are not authored by the Rule of Law Collaborative.
Session 1: ASSESSMENTS—KNOWNS AND UNKNOWNS
- USAID, Guide to Rule of Law Country Analysis: The Rule of Law Strategic Framework (Jan. 2010)
- World Bank, Justice Sector Assessments: A Handbook (2007)
- USAID, Mexico Community Justice Assessment Final Report (Jan. 2017)
- UNODC, Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit (2006)
- CourTools
- The International Legal Aid Foundation, Measuring Justice: Defining and Evaluating Quality for Criminal Legal Aid Providers (Nov. 2016)
Session 2: THINKING HOLISTICALLY
- Vivienne O’Connor, Practitioner’s Guide: Mapping the Justice System & Legal Framework in a Conflict-Affected Country (Int’l Network to Promote the Rule of Law, Aug. 2015)
- Philippe Leroux-Martin & Vivienne O’Connor, Systems Thinking for Peacebuilding and Rule of Law (USIP Peaceworks, 2017)
- Justice Audit Bangladesh (2018)
- The Criminal Justice System Concept Map #1
- MAPS: How Mapping Helps Reduce Crime and Improve Public Safety, National Institution of Justice (March 26, 2013)
- Jim Nealon, Transnational Crime Syndicates have Exacerbated Illegal Immigration Problems at Our Southern Border. A State Initiative Aims At Undercutting the Migration Push at the Source, The Foreign Service Journal, The “Place-Based Strategy” in Honduras, (Oct. 2018)
- World Justice Project, Measuring the Justice Gap: A People-Centered Assessment of Unmet Justice Needs Around the World (2019)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Justice System Flowchart (last rev. Feb. 21, 2020)
Session 3: INTRODUCTION TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CIVIL LAW AND COMMON LAW
Session 4: UNDERSTANDING INSTITUTIONS
- Ford Foundation, Organizational Mapping Tool V3.2 (2016)
- USAID, Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool: Participant’s Copy (Dec. 2012)
Session 5: LEGAL FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS
- European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission, Rule of Law Checklist (March 2016)
Session 6: JUSTICE SYSTEM OFFICIALS: A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
- See workshop instructor
Session 7: CITIZENS AND THE RULE OF LAW
- Alina Mungiu-Pippidi. Controlling Corruption Through Collective Action, 24 Journal of Democracy, no. 1, 101-15 (2013)
- International Rescue Committee, Stakeholder and Social Network Analysis (Oct. 2019)
Session 8: A TAXONOMY OF CIVIL SOCIETY