U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., USA
Abstract
The US Institute of Peace is a congressionally funded, non-partisan institution dedicated to preventing and ending international conflicts, and strengthening reconstruction efforts in post-conflict countries. USIP does this by giving peacebuilders the knowledge and tools needed for success, as well as by establishing peacebuilding programs. My internship supervisor, Vivienne O'Connor, is a USIP specialist on rule of law training and criminal justice reform in post-conflict countries. Over the summer, we will focus on developing rule of law training programs for use in post-conflict situations. USIP emphasizes the importance of tailoring rule of law initiatives to the specific needs of each post-conflict country with the idea that programs best suited to the society's needs will have the most long-term success. The goal is to create tools that can be used in the rebuilding process by people on the ground in, especially nationals. The Model Codes for Post-Conflict Criminal Justice are a promising example of the kind of tool USIP creates.
Document Type
Blog
Repository Citation
Grina, Eve, "U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., USA" (2009). Voices from the Field. 5.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/postconflictjustice_voices/5