Rule of law in transitional countries : a Belgian perspective

During the last two decades, security apparatuses from transitional states have become targets of either bilateral or multilateral externally-sponsored interventions often within the (normative) framework of security sector reform (SSR). SSR aims at establishing effective and efficient security provisions and establish respect for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Nevertheless it appears that prison reform is rarely identified as a high priority in SSR programmes. Moreover, contrary to police and justice reform, prison reform has received little scholarly attention in transitional... Mehr ...