HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
PENAL SYSTEM
LAW ENFORCEMENT
JUSTICE
PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT
CRIME
NATIONAL STATUS
HUMANITARIAN LAW
GENDER
ANTI-CORRUPTION
OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
TOOLSReform of the Security Service in Georgia: Results and Best Practices
This report assesses Georgia’s progress in reforming the State Security Service. The report is the first comprehensive document that assesses the institutional and legislative environment of the State Security Service in the aftermath of its reform and … read more
Conference Proceedings 9: Accomplishments, Plans and Lessons Learned
This publication offers the proceedings of Conference 9 on “Accomplishments, Plans and Lessons learned” in the framework of “Monitoring Ukraine’s Security Governance Challenges” project. The 9th conference was the last public event of the two-year proj … read more
Key Issues and Policy Recommendations, Conference 3
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the Third International Conference “Governance and Reform of State Security Services: Best Practices”. Conference Three – the third in a series of eight – focused … read more
Key Issues and Policy Recommendations, Conference 2
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the Second International Conference “Security Sector Governance: The Role of Democratic Institutions & International Best Practices”. Conference Two, followin … read more
Conference Proceedings 3: Governance and Reform of State Security Services
This publication offers the proceedings of the Conference III “Governance and Reform of State Security Services: Best Practices”. Following the findings of the previous two conferences, participants elaborated current challenges related to refor … read more
Criminal Justice Practice and Violence Against Women
The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) and La Strada-Ukraine (LSU) collaborated to assess the current practices of the Ukrainian criminal justice system in responding to violence against women and domestic violence. The specific purpos … read more
Security Sector Governance and Reform Guidelines for OSCE Staff
These guidelines provide OSCE staff with advice on supporting cross-dimensional approaches to security sector governance and reform (SSG/R). The purpose of such approaches is to promote a move away from the kind of fragmented support which has a limite … read more
Handbook on Combating Corruption
This handbook is a reference guide on available legal tools, the latest legislative and policy trends, and pertinent measures and practices to prevent and suppress corruption. The handbook is aimed at raising awareness of the range of international ins … read more
Conference 1: Ukraine’s Security Governance – Challenges, Status and Needs
On the 21 and 22 of January 2016, a Conference on Ukraine’s Security Governance challenges, status and needs was held in Kyiv in cooperation with the Razumkov Centre. This was the first conference out of the series of four that will be held in Ukraine … read more
Monitoring Ukraine’s Security Sector Governance Challenges: Status and Needs Conference
On the 21 and 22 of January 2016, a Conference on Ukraine’s Security Governance challenges, status and needs was held in Kyiv in cooperation with the Razumkov Centre. This was the first conference out of the series of four that will be held in Ukraine … read more
Conference on Monitoring Ukraine’s Security Govenance-Challenges Status And Needs
On the 21 and 22 of January 2016, a Conference on Ukraine’s Security Governance challenges, status and needs was held in Kiev, Ukraine in cooperation with the Razumkov Centre. This was the first conference out of the series of four that will be held in … read more
Democratic and Effective Oversight of National Security Services
With the permission of the Council of Europe, DCAF has translated the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights’ May 2015 Issue Paper on ‘Democratic and effective oversight of national security services’ (link to original source here) into severa … read more
Criteria for Good Governance in the Defence Sector: International Standards and Principles
This publication was, originally, developed in order to provide assessment guidelines in the systematic evaluation of the integrity systems of nine countries. The international standards and principles contained in this publication cover a broad spectr … read more
Building Integrity Self-Assessment Questionnaire and Peer Review Process: A Diagnostic Tool for National Defence Establishments
This Building-Integrity handbook contains a questionnaire, guidance on organising the process in-country, a sample note which can be used to brief the Defence Minister or Head of the Armed Forces on how to introduce the peer review process, and an outl … read more
Gender Equality and Security Sector Reform: Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Security Provision, Management and Oversight
This SSR Backgrounder addresses why gender equality is essential to security sector reform (SSR). Gender equality stipulates the equal right of women and men to opportunities and resources irrespective of their gender. Good security sector governance ( … read more
Overseeing Intelligence Services Toolkit
DCAF’s toolkit on overseeing intelligence services is a compendium of booklets (tools) that provides policy-relevant information on the establishment and consolidation of independent bodies to oversee state organisations involved in the collection, ana … read more
The Role of Good Governance in the Promotion of Human Rights
The concepts of good governance and human rights are mutually reinforcing. Human rights principles provide a set of values to guide the work of governments and other political and social actors. They also provide a set of performance standards against … read more
Legislating for the Security Sector Toolkit: The European Code of Police Ethics
This toolkit contains the European Code of Police Ethics accompanied by commentaries and recommendations. The European Code of Police Ethics together with the Guidebook on Democratic Policing (OSCE) and the Ten Basic Human Rights Standards for Law Enfo … read more
Legislating for the Security Sector Toolkit: The Netherlands’ Intelligence and Security Services Act
This booklet contains the Dutch Intelligence and Security Services Act in its original form as well as the provisions of this legislation which are reorganised by topic. This allows lawmakers to easily identify the specific subjects that should be cove … read more
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