A new wave of multilateral counterterrorism initiatives has the opportunity to recalibrate how criminal justice and rule of law–oriented counterterrorism capacity-building assistance is delivered to developing states with weak institutions. This policy brief argues that aligning counterterrorism capacity-building agendas within a framework informed by the Paris Principles and the development cooperation experience could greatly enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of criminal justice and rule of law capacity-building assistance in general and in preventing terrorism specifically.
Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Capacity Building to Counter Terrorism in Fragile Institutional Contexts: Lessons From Development Cooperation
Intended to assist practitioners in using the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition Conventions, this reference manual includes descriptions of the conventions’ provisions as well as practical legal issues and difficulties that practitioners—prosecutors, government legal advisers, law enforcement officers, or judges—may face, as well as possible solutions. In addition, the manual includes the complete text of both conventions and a reference guide to other resources on mutual legal assistance and extradition.
This report explores the important and often overlooked role that civil society can play in combating terrorism without compromising their ongoing important work and examines the challenges and the opportunities for expanding engagement between civil society and the UN system on counterterrorism and related issues. The report also looks at the impact that counterterrorism measures have had on civil society and the need for the United Nations to promote the role of civil society, including in the context of implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
This handbook provides practical guidance to decision-makers on what human rights compliance means and how it is to be achieved in the context of counterterrorism law and practice.