Human Rights and the Police in Transitional Countries / / edited by Lone Lindholt, Paulo de Mesquita Neto, Danny Titus, Etannibi E. Alemika.

• TeilnehmendeR: Alemika, Etannibi E.,; Lindholt, Lone,; Neto, Paulo de Mesquita,; Titus, Danny,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

The volume, intended to function as an academic debate-book, began as a workshop on Human Rights and the Police in Transitional Countries held in March 2001 in Hillerød, Denmark. The workshop, which was funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together practitioners and academics from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America to discuss common experience from the context of transition, which characterises all of them. These discussions take place along four themes, i.e. the transitional context, governance and rule of law; police and civil society; education and training; and the police organisation and reform, international intervention and aid. In addition to a number of key papers on general and theoretical aspects, each section contains a number of illustrative examples of how these issues express themselves in a large number of countries. Finally, the book sums up a catalogue of findings and recommendations in relation to the promotion of human rights in transitional countries and the role of the police in this work.

Table of Contents

Preface, Contributors, Lone Lindholt , Introduction, Lone Lindholt The Police and Human Rights in Transitional Countries: A Legal Analysis, Basil Fernando , Police and the Rule of Law in Asia, Basil Fernando , Police and the Rule of Law in Asia, Budimir Babovic , Human Rights and Police in Transitional Countries, Etannibi E. O. Alemika , Police, Policing and Rule of Law in Transitional Countries, Theme I -- The Transitional Context. Governance and the Rule of Law , Summary of Discussion Papers, Hugo Frühling , Police and Society in Transitional Countries: The Case of Latin America, Divya Singh , Policing and Vulnerable Groups/ Gender with sprecific Focus on Women "Are women human beings yet?", Yubaraj Sangroukl , Police and Civil Society in the Context of Nepal's Emerging Democracy, Theme II: Police and Civil Society , Theme III: Education and Training , Summary of Discussion Papers, Paulo de Mesquita Neto , Paths toward Democratic Policing in Latin America, Rachel Neild , Lessons of Police Reform from Central America and Haiti, Theme IV: Police Organisation and Reform, International Intervention and Aid , Summary of Discussion Papers, Summary of main points of discussions and recommendations, List of Participants - speakers and chairs of sessions, Index.