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Organizations Assisting with Rule of Law

International Development Law Organization (IDLO).

Rule of Law in Afghanistan.  United States Institute of Peace.

Afghanistan Rule of Law Project (ARoLP).  USAID.

Rule of Law Programs: Afghanistan.  U.S. Department of State.

ABA ROLI in Afghanistan.  American Bar Association (ABA).

Afghanistan Legal Education Project.  Stanford Law School.

United Nations Rule of Law.

Implementing Partners for Rule of Law

Rule of Law Stabilization Program.  FedBizOpps.gov

Checchi and Company Consulting, Inc.  Rule of Law Projects.

Management Systems International (MSI).  Restoring Afghanistan's Informal Justice System.

GTZ.  Promoting the Rule of Law in Afghanistan.

Information Resources on Rule of Law

The Judicial Branch.  by Ronna - The Guiding Light

International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL).

Afghanistan: The Rule of Law.  Parliment of Canada.

Legacies of Conflict: Justice, Reconciliation and Ways Forward.  Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU).

Justice and Rule of Law Branch.  Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), U.S. Army.

Publications About Rule of Law in Afghanistan
(listed in chronological order by date)

Scott Worden and Sylvana Q. Sinha, Constitutional Interpretation and the Continuing Crisis in Afghanistan, United States Institute of Peace, November 2011.  Accessed here February 2012.

"Rule of law in Afghanistan is critical to an enduring transition of governance".  Remarks by BG Martins, Harvard Law School, April 22, 2011.

"An Introduction to the Law of Afghanistan".  Afghanistan Legal Education Project, Stanford University.

Reforming Afghanistan's Broken Judiciary.  International Crisis Group, November 17, 2010.  Accessed here Feb 1, 2012.

"Afghanistan: U.S. Rule of Law and Justice Sector Assistance".  Congressional Research Service, November 9, 2010.  (PDF on FAS.org)

Fall 2010.  "Establishing Rule of Law in Afghanistan".  National Defense University Press.  (PDF)

2010.  "Rule of Law Handbook: A Practioner's Guide for Judge Advocates".  U.S. Army Legal Center & School, Center for Law and Military Operations.  (PDF)

September 4, 2009.  "Catalysing the rule of law in Afghanistan: Challenges and opportunities".  Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney.  (PDF)

"Rule of Law Deficits as a Security Challenge".  NATO Review, May 2009.

"State-Building and Rule of Law: Lessons from Afghanistan?",  NATO Review, March 2009.  (PDF)

"Bringing Modernity and Tradition: The Rule of Law and the Search for Justice", Human Development Reports, UNDP, 2007.  (download from UNDP website here).

"Establishing the Rule of Law in Afghanistan".  United States Institute of Peace (USIP), March 2004.  (PDF)

"Rebuilding Afghanistan: A Framework for Establishing Security and the Rule of Law".  United States Institute of Peace, December 11, 2001.

News Articles about the Rule of Law

April 2, 2012.  "The Jirga in modern day Afghanistan".  Open Democracy.

March 22, 2012.  "ROLFSOs: One Individual Augmentation, Five Different Experiences".  US Navy JAG Corps Blog.

March 12, 2012.  "U.S. Government Provides Funding for Continuation of Key Rule of Law and Counternarcotics Programs in Afghanistan".  Embassy of the United States.

March 7, 2012.  "Leery of courts, Afghans seek Taliban justice", Marine Corps Times. Afghans prefer Taliban justice over Afghan government courts.

March 7, 2012.  "Rule of Law - Afghanistan".  Random Notes  . . . from Afghanistan Blog.  A blogger provides a comprehensive post on ROL with references.

January 30, 2012.  "King Karzai".  By Jed Ober, The AFPAK Channel, Foreign Policy Magazine. The article describes how the current Afghan constitution keeps Karzai in power.

January 24, 2012.  "Afghanistan: Little Progress on Rights".  Human Rights Watch.

January 2012.  "When Love Meets Tradition".  USAID Frontlines. (Rule of Law Stabilization Program -Formal Component).

December 13, 2011.  "Formal and Informal Justice Sectors Representatives Commemorate International Human Rights Day".  USAID.

November 28, 2011.  "Courthouse brings rule of law to Paktika".  DVIDS.

November 21, 2011.  "New Leadership of the Public-Private Partnership for Justice Reform in Afghanistan".  US Dept of State.

November 15, 2011.  "The law and politics behind Afghanistan's traditional Loya Jirga".  By Scott Worden, The AFPAK Channel, Foreign Policy.

November 9, 2011.  "Law students perform in Jalalabad court".  DVIDS.

October 27, 2011.  "The fine line between culture and law in Afghanistan".  The AFPAK Channel, Foreign Policy.

October 3, 2011.  "Rebrander in Chief".  Article about BG Mark Martins.  The Weekly Standard.

September 22, 2011.  "Afghan Law Students Demonstrate Their Legal Aptitude".  USAID.

September 29, 2011.  "Afghan officials open Rule of Law Center near Zharay to address legal needs in district".  The Mountaineer Online.

September 19, 2011.  "Change of Command at ROLFF-A".  LAWFARE.

September 8, 2011.  "Germany promotes the rule of law in Afghanistan".  Die Bundesregierung.

September 4, 2011.  "Bayonet Soldiers Aid Rule of Law in Northern Afghanistan".  Task Force Bayonet.

August 10, 2011.  "Karzai blinks in Afghanistan election crisis".  The AFPAK Channel.

August 4, 2011.  "Booklets Bridge Justice Systems".  USAID.

July 6, 2011.  "NATO Stands Up Rule of Law Field Support Mission in Afghanistan".  LAWFARE.

June 9, 2011.  "ROLFF-A Gets a Boost from NATO".  LAWFARE.

June 7, 2011.  "USIP's Afghan Rule of Law at Work: Strengthening Long-Term Security".  United States Institute of Peace.

May 31, 2011.  "Legal Education in Afghanistan".  Stanford Lawyer.

April 28, 2011.  "Rule of Law and the Justice System in Afghanistan".  Nick Grono, International Crisis Group.

April 21, 2011.  "Rule of Law in Iraq and Afghanistan?".  Harvard National Security Journal.

April 8, 2011.  "Extending the rule of law in Afghanistan".  UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

April 7, 2011.  "Developing Police and Rule of Law in Afghanistan".  International Institute for Strategic Studies.

March 31, 2011.  "Afghan governors discuss rule of law priorities".  US Central Command.

March 9, 2011.  "Shaping rule of law".  The Stanford Daily.

February 10, 2011.  "Commander Says Rule of Law Needed to Stop Taliban".  American Forces Press Service.

November 22, 2010.  "Seeking the Rule of Law in Afghanistan".  Secrecy News.

November 22, 2010.  "Massive U.S. Spending on 'Rule of Law' in Afghanistan Not Paying Off".  Huffington Post.

November 17, 2010.  "Building the Rule of Law in Practice".  Mark Martins, LAWFARE.

November 16, 2010.  "Building the Rule of Law in Theory".  Mark Martins, LAWFARE.

April 20, 2010.  "Challenges, cautious optimism for Afghanistan's rule of law initiatives".  Harvard Law Record.

April 9, 2010.  "Rule of Law Needed in Afghanistan".  Oliver North, Human Events.

January 13, 2010.  "Coordinating Director of Rule of Law and Law Enforcement".  Embassy of the United States - Afghanistan.

October 20, 2009.  "The rule of law prevails".  The AFPAK Channel.

May 5, 2009.  "First Dari and Pashto Legal Glossary Published".  USAID.

April 16, 2009.  "Iraq, Afghanistan struggle to secure rule of law".  Harvard Law Record.

June 20, 2008.  "Ambassador Jawad Speaks on Rule of Law Initiatives".  The Embassy of Afghanistan.

June 10, 2008.  "Strengthening the Rule of Law in Afghanistan".  Center for American Progress.

November 6, 2007.  "The Forgotten Front".  Center for American Progress.

August 13, 2003.  "Afghanistan: Re-establishing the rule of law".  Amnesty International.