Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya
The conflicting relationship between peace and justice is frequently debated in the field of transitional justice. The obligation to prosecute serious crimes can contradict the measures necessary to reestablish peace among society. The predicament...
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okr-10986-181002021-04-23T14:03:35Z Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya Chopra, Tanja ACCESS TO JUSTICE ARMS CONTROL ARREST ASSETS BANKS BAR ASSOCIATIONS BOUNDARIES BOUNDARY CHILD CUSTODY CIVIL SERVANTS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT PREVENTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTING PARTIES CONFLICTS CORRUPTION COUNTERPARTS COURT COURT SETTLEMENTS COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DAMAGES DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE DETENTION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCRETION DISPUTES DIVORCE EXPLOITATION FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FIGHTING FIREARMS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOME IMPRISONMENT INITIATIVE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS ISLAMIC LAW JAIL JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISTS JUSTICE LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LOCAL CONFLICT MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MEETING MEETINGS NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES PEACE PEACE ACCORDS PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE BUILDING PEACE INITIATIVES PEACE PROCESSES PEACEBUILDING PENAL CODE PENALTIES PENALTY POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICE OFFICERS POLITICIANS PRISON PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC DEFENDERS PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RECONSTRUCTION ROADS ROBBERY RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SECURITY FORCES SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL STRUCTURES THEFT THEFTS TRIAL TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLENCE WAR WEAPONS WIFE WILL WITNESS WITNESSES WOMAN The conflicting relationship between peace and justice is frequently debated in the field of transitional justice. The obligation to prosecute serious crimes can contradict the measures necessary to reestablish peace among society. The predicament gives rise to a similar, though less obvious, challenge in many developing countries, where the formal justice system can be at odds with conflict management initiatives. Often, due to their inaccessibility or incompatibility with local socio-cultural norms, official justice institutions in developing countries do not fully penetrate the whole of society. In response, conflict management and peace building initiatives have proven to be more flexible and responsive to socio-political realities. While such initiatives may be more efficient in reestablishing the peace between communities in conflict, they may contradict the official law. Current policy efforts and practices in the arid lands of Kenya illustrate this dilemma. Official justice institutions have proven too weak or ill-suited to prevent or resolve conflicts between local communities. To address the prevailing tensions, local ad hoc peace initiatives have developed which operate on the basis of local norms and include local stakeholders. Given their relative success, some high level state agents have embraced the initiatives. The office of the President is currently drafting a national policy framework on conflict management and peace building, which is in part based on the experiences in the arid lands. Such a policy framework will ultimately have to deal with a similar dilemma known from the field of transitional justice: a decision between the establishment of peace and the application of formal justice may be required. 2014-04-28T22:37:55Z 2014-04-28T22:37:55Z 2009-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10875919/justice-versus-peace-northern-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18100 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;volume 2, issue no. 1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Kenya |
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE ARMS CONTROL ARREST ASSETS BANKS BAR ASSOCIATIONS BOUNDARIES BOUNDARY CHILD CUSTODY CIVIL SERVANTS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT PREVENTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTING PARTIES CONFLICTS CORRUPTION COUNTERPARTS COURT COURT SETTLEMENTS COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DAMAGES DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE DETENTION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCRETION DISPUTES DIVORCE EXPLOITATION FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FIGHTING FIREARMS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOME IMPRISONMENT INITIATIVE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS ISLAMIC LAW JAIL JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISTS JUSTICE LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LOCAL CONFLICT MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MEETING MEETINGS NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES PEACE PEACE ACCORDS PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE BUILDING PEACE INITIATIVES PEACE PROCESSES PEACEBUILDING PENAL CODE PENALTIES PENALTY POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICE OFFICERS POLITICIANS PRISON PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC DEFENDERS PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RECONSTRUCTION ROADS ROBBERY RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SECURITY FORCES SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL STRUCTURES THEFT THEFTS TRIAL TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLENCE WAR WEAPONS WIFE WILL WITNESS WITNESSES WOMAN |
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE ARMS CONTROL ARREST ASSETS BANKS BAR ASSOCIATIONS BOUNDARIES BOUNDARY CHILD CUSTODY CIVIL SERVANTS COMPENSATION COMPLAINT CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT PREVENTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTING PARTIES CONFLICTS CORRUPTION COUNTERPARTS COURT COURT SETTLEMENTS COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DAMAGES DEATH PENALTY DEFENSE DETENTION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DISCRETION DISPUTES DIVORCE EXPLOITATION FACILITATION FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FIGHTING FIREARMS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOME IMPRISONMENT INITIATIVE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LAW INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATORS ISLAMIC LAW JAIL JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISTS JUSTICE LAWS LAWYER LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL CHALLENGES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION LOCAL CONFLICT MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MEETING MEETINGS NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS OFFENDERS OFFENSE OFFENSES PEACE PEACE ACCORDS PEACE AGREEMENTS PEACE BUILDING PEACE INITIATIVES PEACE PROCESSES PEACEBUILDING PENAL CODE PENALTIES PENALTY POLICE POLICE OFFICER POLICE OFFICERS POLITICIANS PRISON PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC DEFENDERS PUBLIC PROSECUTORS RECONSTRUCTION ROADS ROBBERY RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SECURITY FORCES SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL STRUCTURES THEFT THEFTS TRIAL TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLENCE WAR WEAPONS WIFE WILL WITNESS WITNESSES WOMAN Chopra, Tanja Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya |
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Justice and development working paper series;volume 2, issue no. 1 |
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The conflicting relationship between
peace and justice is frequently debated in the field of
transitional justice. The obligation to prosecute serious
crimes can contradict the measures necessary to reestablish
peace among society. The predicament gives rise to a
similar, though less obvious, challenge in many developing
countries, where the formal justice system can be at odds
with conflict management initiatives. Often, due to their
inaccessibility or incompatibility with local socio-cultural
norms, official justice institutions in developing countries
do not fully penetrate the whole of society. In response,
conflict management and peace building initiatives have
proven to be more flexible and responsive to socio-political
realities. While such initiatives may be more efficient in
reestablishing the peace between communities in conflict,
they may contradict the official law. Current policy efforts
and practices in the arid lands of Kenya illustrate this
dilemma. Official justice institutions have proven too weak
or ill-suited to prevent or resolve conflicts between local
communities. To address the prevailing tensions, local ad
hoc peace initiatives have developed which operate on the
basis of local norms and include local stakeholders. Given
their relative success, some high level state agents have
embraced the initiatives. The office of the President is
currently drafting a national policy framework on conflict
management and peace building, which is in part based on the
experiences in the arid lands. Such a policy framework will
ultimately have to deal with a similar dilemma known from
the field of transitional justice: a decision between the
establishment of peace and the application of formal justice
may be required. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Chopra, Tanja |
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Chopra, Tanja |
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Chopra, Tanja |
| title |
Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya |
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Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya |
| title_full |
Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya |
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Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya |
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Justice Versus Peace in Northern Kenya |
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justice versus peace in northern kenya |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/10875919/justice-versus-peace-northern-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18100 |
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