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Societies in Transition'
The internal reforms that are needed to bring stability to nations once riddled with strife will be the focus of a conference on Friday and Saturday, March 24 and 25, at the Law School.
Titled "Rebuilding Societies in Transition: The Squaring of Truth Commissions, Police Reform, Economic Development and Justice," the seminar is sponsored by The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and United Nations Legal Studies at the Law School.
In their statement describing the seminar, the organizers write: "Emerging from years of civil strife and authoritarian rule have placed countries in transition under tremendous stress while leaders try to address issues of past injustices and build new institutions.
"Many countries have chosen truth commissions to cleanse the society of past impunities and to reform the police into an institution which protects the people instead of existing as instruments to purge opposition. Yet a truth commission and a new civilian police cannot reconcile inequities in a society without a reformed judicial system and greater opportunities for economic development."
In discussing these intertwined elements, speakers will focus on countries and regions now in transition, including the Balkans, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Rwanda. Participants will include independent writers, corporate executives and representatives from the United Nations, the Overseas Development Council, the Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S. Agency for International Development and several universities.
Friday's program includes panels on "The Role of Truth Commissions in Reform" and "Economic Development and Justice for Transition" at 1:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m., respectively. The keynote address, "Peacebuilding in Societies in Transition," will be presented at 5:30 p.m. by Danilo Turk, assistant secretary general of the U.N. Department of Political Affairs.
On Saturday, there are three panels: "Civilian Police and Implications for Judicial Reform" at 9 a.m., "Implications for Judicial Reform for Countries in Transition" at 10:45 a.m. and "Squaring the Issues: A Look at Reality Through Case Studies" at 1 p.m.
All the sessions will be held in Rm. 127 of the Law School, 127 Wall St. The public may attend the panels free of charge; seating is limited. To reserve a seat for a full day or the entire seminar, call (203) 432-5024 or send email to ACUNS@yale.edu.
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