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The International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL) www.inprol.org. INPROL: The Inaugural Year. Some Key Statistics 13 Consolidated Responses issued; 4 pending 800+ documents in Digital Library 249 user responses on forums 335 jobs posted on job board 79 web resources/links added.
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The International Network to Promote the Rule of Law(INPROL)www.inprol.org
INPROL: The Inaugural Year • Some Key Statistics • 13 Consolidated Responses issued; 4 pending • 800+ documents in Digital Library • 249 user responses on forums • 335 jobs posted on job board • 79 web resources/links added
Consistent Growth Membership has almost tripled since April 2007
General Rule of Law Forum: Community Status Report Membership • 744 members in COP (May 2008) (grown from 241 members in April 2007) Cooperating Organizations • Core founding organizations, such as PILPG, with new ones being added on an ongoing basis, e.g., UNODC.
General Rule of Law Forum: Community Issues Addressed Rule of Law Forum Queries and Postings • 28 ROL Queries (requests for info) received since launch (March 2007) • 8 ROL Consolidated Responses (2 in progress) Consolidated Responses 1. South Sudan Police Act, submitted by Jeremy Mull 2. Judicial Independence and Financial Disclosure, submitted by Justice Sandra O’Connor 3. Planning and Evaluating Corrections Training, submitted by Tunde Gere 4. Measuring the Impact of Judicial Training, submitted by Libor Chad 5. Prison Security in Societies Emerging from Conflict, submitted by Peter Chege 6. Witness Protection in Countries Emerging from Conflict, submitted by Anais Salvin 7. Recording of Court Proceedings, submitted by Barry Walsh 8. Vetting of Magistrates, submitted by Miguel Gordo
General Rule of Law Forum: Pressing Issues for the Community Challenges • Addressing and supporting all stages of the ROL Officerlife cycle: • Pre-Deployment: Know before you go • Orientation: Getting started quickly and effectively • Programming: How to design and implement various programs • Monitoring and Evaluation: Measuring program impact • Integrating ROL into dialogues that range beyond traditional areas, e.g., property rights Opportunities • Increased ROL staff footprints in the field. • Growth in ROL doctrine and guidance. • Widespread awareness of the need to capture lessons and share information
General Rule of Law Forum: Building and Expanding the Community Participation from the Field • Multinational Operations • Bilateral Operations • Intermittent Field Actors Participation from Headquarters • Multinational Operations • Bilateral Operations • Think Tanks, Technical Assistance Providers, Universities, et. al. Cooperating Organizations • Bringing in new cooperating organizations that can provide additional cash and in-kind contributions to expand INPROL capacity
Police Facilitating Organizations Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (Current) Swedish National Police Board (Future)
Police Commander Forum: Community Status Report Membership • 237 members in COP (May 2008) (grown from 64 members in April 2007) Cooperating Organizations • International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
Police Commander Forum: Community Issues Addressed Police Commanders Forum Queries7 queries received since launch (March 2007) 2 Consolidated ResponsesList of queries:1.Police & Election Security, submittedby Neil Pouliot2.HIV/AIDS and Effectiveness of Police Forces in Developing Countries, submitted by Hilary Pearce 3.Community Policing: Anecdotal Evidence of Best Practices, submitted by Mark LaLonde4.Determining Public Opinion on Police Services, submitted by Colette Rausch5.Education and Training Course on Safety and Security, submitted by Nadia Gerspacher6.Safe and Secure Environment USIP Course, submitted by Nadia Gerspacher7.Educating communities about how to be policed in a democracy, submitted by Robert BereiterList of Consolidated Responses:1. Election Security in Nepal, by Neil Pouliot and Scott Worden2. Educating communities about how to be policed in a democracy, by Neil Pouliot
Police Commander Forum: Pressing Issues for the Community Challenges • Locating previous UN Police Commissioners • Capturing operationally relevant documents produced by previous missions • Opportunities • Support DPKO Police Division’s forthcoming Doctrine Development Group • Support Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) field missions • Support DPKO Standing Police Capacity
Police Commander Forum: Building and Expanding the Community • Current and previous UN Police Commissioners • Focal Points in OSCE field missions • National Police Training Centers • Cooperating Organizations - International Association of Law Enforcement Planners - International Police Executives Symposium - International Police Women’s Association
Stability Police Forum: Facilitating Organization Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) Vicenza, Italy
Stability Police Forum: Community Status Report Membership • 212 members in COP (May 2008) (grown from 52 members in April 2007) Cooperating Organizations • International Tactical Officers Training Association (ITOTA)
Stability Police Forum:Community Issues Addressed Stability Police Forum Queries/Posts 12 queries received since launch (March 2007) 4 Consolidated ResponsesList of Consolidated Responses:1. Intelligence Led SPU Operations, submitted by LTC Giorgio Romano2. Formed Police Unit (FPU) Tasks, submitted by Don Bohn3. Job Descriptions for FPU Proficiency Testing and Training Team Members, submitted by Richard MonkConsolidated Response in Progress:1. Preparation Course for FPU Proficiency Testing and Training Teams, submitted by Richard Monk
Stability Police Forum: Pressing Issues for the Community Challenges • Cooperation and information sharing; expanding contributor base • Leveraging knowledge and experiences of those conducting missions or who have conducted missions Opportunities • FPU Standards and Review Team Report • Developing and applying standards • Certification of FPUs (Proficiency testing and training teams) • Evaluation/validation of standards • Development of doctrine • Evaluation/validation of doctrine • Standard Training Module
Stability Police Forum: Building and Expanding the Community • Current FPU coordinators • European Gendarmerie Force • National FPU training centers - China, India, Jordan, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal • COESPU graduates • Others?
The Greater INPROL Community • Breaking information barriers: INPROL links members: - across institutions - among different missions - over time • Includes individuals and organizations • Multinational character
Broad International Access Access from 160 countries
International Representation Cooperating Organizations
Responsiveness - Facilitator interaction ensures targeted, timely response • - Forum posts to hundreds of members at once • Utility - Documents that are on point and practical • - Direct response from those who have been there, done that • Participation • - Practitioners and experts with relevant experience • Member to member interaction • Institutional cooperation INPROL Success Factors
Ad hoc nature of rule of law activities • Institutional memory lacking - high staff turnover and inadequate handover processes • Missions fail to utilize lessons of past experience • No systemic approach to knowledge management and sharing • Daunting task to distil those lessons into a useable body of knowledge Need for Knowledge-Sharing in the Field
Difficulties in Implementing Knowledge-Sharing Practices • Tragedy of the Commons - Limited time and resources with which to contribute • Institutional Stovepipes - Organizational barriers to sharing and a culture of protectionism • Quality vs. Quantity - Difficult to balance resources and member expertise • Principle of Least Resistance - High information transaction costs for knowledge-seekers
Knowledge-Sharing Best Practices • Expert facilitators make best use of time and resources • Network of cooperating organizations reduces stove-piping • Advisory Council and Council of Experts ensures quality with quantity • Incentives to participation and critical mass of qualified members overcome traditional barriers of resistance
Future Features • Future Features: Resources • Readers Guides: - ‘Narrated’ expert resource lists for RoL topics(“legal aid”) or tasks (“drafting an anti-corruption law”) • “Virtual Handover” - Capturing papers, notes, and contacts from those departing a mission • What Works • - Success stories for rule of law activities
Future Features • Future Features: Tools • Project Space - Document/draft sharing; working papers; resources; chats (e.g. Iraq Constitutional Review Commission) • Donors Database • - Bilateral and multilateral donors info on who funds projects in each category of rule of law activity and how to submit an application
Future Features • Future Features: Interaction • Recognition of Excellence in Promoting the Rule of Law • Recognize superior contributions to the rule of law in each of INPROL’s communities of practice • Rostering/International Talent Search - Mapping links between INPROL members and related mission personnel; assist deploying agencies to locate expertise for key leadership posts in field missions