The search for accountability and transparency in Plan Colombia : reforming judicial institutions--again / Luz Estella Nagle.
| Author/creator | Nagle, Luz Estella |
| Other author | Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute. |
| Other author | Dante B. Fascell North-South Center (Fla.) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College : May be obtained from the Publications and Production Office, [2001] |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 41 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS12371 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Implementing Plan Colombia special series Implementing Plan Colombia special series. ^A480624 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Paving the road for Plan Colombia -- A question of priorities -- Plan Colombia and Colombia's institutional crisis -- The three branches of government -- The executive branch -- The legislative branch -- The judiciary -- Plan Colombia's judicial reforms agenda -- A comment on the nature of judicial reform programs -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | The author argues that confidence in an efficient, courageous and transparent judiciary goes to the very heart of the governability of Colombia, and that Plan Colombia does not address the root causes of Colombia's problems. These are weak government, inequality, absence of citizen participation, corruption and an ineffective legal system. Fundamental reforms in Colombia should begin by directly strengthening the moral legitimacy of the government, holistically enhancing socioeconomic development, and meticulously reforming the legal system, thus reestablishing the rule of law. The rule of law, in turn, is critical to the achievement of the ultimate purposes of Plan Colombia--peace, prosperity, and the strengthening of the state. Systemic reform requires well-conceived, long-term, and careful implementation. Unless thinking and actions are reoriented to deal with these realities, the alternative is social calamity, criminal anarchy, and civil war. |
| General note | Not distributed to depository libraries in a physical form. |
| General note | "May 2001." |
| General note | "One of the special series emanating from the February 2001 conference on Colombia cosponsored by Strategic Studies Institute ... and the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center"--Page iii. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-41). |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Nagle, Luz Estella. Search for accountability and transparency in Plan Colombia. Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College : May be obtained from the Publications and Production Office, [2001] |
| GPO item number | 0307-A-22 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | D 101.146/5:2001036741 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |