Statebuilding and Justice Reform

Matteo Tondini is a researcher and a legal advisor. He has served as a project advisor to the Embassy of Italy in Kabul, Development Cooperation Unit, working within the ‘Afghanistan Justice Program’ and has a Phd in Political Systems and Institutional Change, from the Institute of Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy.

• 1. Introduction: Justice System Reform in Afghanistan 2. Reforming Public Institutions in Countries Recovering from Conflict: A Brief Overview 3. Justice Sector Reform in Countries Recovering from Conflict 4. The System of Justice in Afghanistan before the US Military Intervention of 2001 5. Phase One – From Tokyo to London: The ‘Lead Nation Approach’ 6. Phase Two – From London to Paris and Beyond: Implementing the Local Ownership Principle in Justice Sector Reform 7. Conclusion

'Students, academics, politicians and people interested in Afghanistan current affairs will find this book of great value.' - Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos, International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, Vol. 2, 1, January - March 2011 'An interesting overview of the principles governing the justice sector reform in Afghanistan and of the concerns that such a long process has been raising since its very beginning.' - Andrea Spagnolo, Military Law and the Law of War Review, Vol. 49, 3-4, 2010'A complete and logical description and analysis of the reform of the justice sector in Afghanistan.' - Eric De Brabandere, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 59, November 2010'The book not only provides a good critique of statebuilding operations but also produces a novel strategy to improve the pooled financing, long-term and clearer projects and intertwines both traditional justice and local ownership over Afghan justice reform. This book is for students and policy-makers of Afghanistan interests and general students of international relations, statebuilding and post-war reconstruction and devel-opment.' - Danny Singh, University of York, Journal of Transformation & Security