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· When the justice chain is ineffective or part of the problem, how can investigations conducted by the
mission be brought into the legal framework of a host State if the mission has not been mandated
with executive authority?
· The DPKO Judicial Affairs Handbook states “International actors, including judicial affairs officers,
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should work with, rather than substitute for, national counterparts.” Was this approach appropriate
in your mission? Should all indigenous counterparts be regarded as “committed to the objective of
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good and democratic governance?”
· Are there reliable techniques for determining whether one’s indigenous counterparts are trustworthy?
· How can an effective partnership with indigenous officials be forged? How can effective champions
of reform be identified and supported?
· Can informal justice mechanisms effectively address dangerous spoilers?
· Local ownership is regarded as the holy grail of peacekeeping. Who should the mission regard as the
rightful owners of the legal system: the prevailing authorities? All the parties to the conflict? Civil
society? Are all equally legitimate or should the mission only support those who support the peace
process and oppose those who oppose it?
· How can coordination on a strategy for confronting impunity and politicization/criminalization of the
legal system be accomplished among the multiple international stakeholders?
· How can coordination
between the international
community and indigenous
stakeholders be accomplished
when some are spoilers?
· What are the primary
lessons to be learned from
your experience?
How to Establish
Accountability for the Police
and Security Sector?
· How can mechanisms
for oversight and
accountability for the police
and criminal justice system be
most effectively promoted?
· What accountability mechanisms should be emphasized: those internal to the government (including
the legal system), those straddling the government (e.g., ombudsman), or those external to the
government (e.g., media, NGOs dedicated to accountability and human rights, and civil society
generally)?
· How can law enforcement against spoilers be combined with capacity building (i.e., how can the
conflict between monitoring and mentoring be addressed)?
· How can coordination among the multiple international stakeholders be accomplished?
· How can coordination among the international community and indigenous stakeholders be
accomplished when some are spoilers?
· What are the primary lessons to be learned from your experience?

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