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Security and Justice Sector Reform
Day 4
Conflict Community of Practice Meeting
March 2013, Sri Lanka
How is
Security and Justice Sector Reform
defined ?
“In its simplest form SSR addresses policy, legislative, structural and oversight issues set within democratic norms and principles.”
Department for International
Development (DfID), UK
Common themes
• Many of the definitions emphasize• Effectiveness of service delivery• Accountability of security/law enforcement • Framework of democratic practices and
good governance
Core objectives of SSR
• Effectiveness – improving the provision of security and justice services to enhance the overall wellbeing of the state and its people
• Accountability – the provision of checks and balances to assess whether security and justice actors adhere to the laws and policies in force and stipulate sanctions for abusive conduct
SSR Key Entry Points
• Building public awareness and engagement.• Building strategic planning capacity.• Strengthening legal and constitutional
frameworks.• Strengthening civil oversight mechanisms.• Strengthening financial management systems.• Facilitating war-to-peace transitions.• Improving human resource management.
DFID
Key entry points for Justice sector reform
Supporting – Constitutional & legal reform – Development & implementation of national justice
sector policies and plans – Competitive environment enterprise development – Anti-corruption strategies and plans – Joined up approaches to justice provision at the
operational level – Reform at the institutional level – Transitional justice, peace and state building
Actors
• Core security actors • Management and oversight bodies • Justice and the rule of law • Non-statutory security forces -NSA
Some include non-statutory civil society groups
Civil Society
• Oversee and monitor• Help shape policies• Generate new programme ideas• Train• Inform operations• Provide security services within communities• Facilitate dialogue and negotiation between
national security sector actors and local communities.
Questions for Discussion
• Are we doing anything in terms of SSR and Justice reforms in our COs ?
• What are the risks that we face now, or will do in the future if we undertake this work?
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