Democratic governance and the rule of law :
lessons from Colombia /
Gabriel Marcella.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2009]
- Summary
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"Colombia has experienced conflict for decades. In the 1990s it was a paradigm of the failing state, beset with all manner of troubles: terrorism, kidnapping, murder, drug trafficking, corruption, an economic downturn of major scope, general lawlessness, and brain drain. Today the country is much safer, and the agents of violence are clearly on the defensive. Nonetheless, much work lies ahead to secure the democratic system. Security and the rule of law are fundamental to the task. As the monopoly over the legitimate use of force is established, democratic governance also needs the architecture of law: ministry of justice, courts, legislative scrutiny, law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, public defenders, police, correctional system, legal statutes, contracts, university level academic education to train lawyers, judges, and investigators, along with engagement with civil society to promote a culture of lawfulness. Security without the rule of law puts a society at risk of falling into a Hobbesian hell."--P. v.
- Note
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"December 2009."
Available also online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
- Physical Description
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vi, 44 p. :
1 map ;
23 cm.
- ISBN
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1584874163
9781584874164
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