Rule of Law Conference Report July 6 -9 2004

摘要

The Rule of Law Conference was conducted at the Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania from 6-9 July 2004. This was the First Rule of Law Conference and the First conference hosted by the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, the successor to the Peacekeeping Institute. The rule of Law Conference was designed to accomplish three major goals: To inform senior U.S. civilian and military leaders regarding Rule of Law issues through a published conference report and recommended changes to concepts and doctrine; To collect information needed for the Rule of Law Chapter in the Phase II Concluding Report of the Challenges to Peacekeeping: Into the 21st Century Project; To inform U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute staff members regarding Rule of Law issues. The conference participants represented a wide range of expertise in the Rule of Law arena to include representatives both governmental and non-governmental organizations from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden and the United Nations, as well as the various departments and agencies of the United States Government. More than fifty-three representatives participated in the three-day program. Workshop leaders and facilitators were drawn from Rule of Law experts attending the conference. The conference was constructed to maximize the contribution of each of the participants towards achieving the conference goals. This was accomplished by setting the conference environment during the First day through a series of presentations by recognized Rule of Law subject matter experts in a plenary session.