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Issue 30
Wednesday, 8 August 2012 |
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13 August: Cape Town and 16 August in Pretoria: Adapting to Climate Change: Are South African Institutions Climate Finance-ready?
The ISS Governance & Corruption Division convenes
this seminar given an understanding that the amount of funding, the number of
institutions involved, and coherence in the global architecture will be
meaningless without democratic governance of the funds at the local level.
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14 August, Pretoria: The African Standby Force: An Instrumental Idea Whose Time may be Overdue?
The
seminar will provide a platform to examine issues that are critical
to the institution of the AU and the African Peace and Security Architecture
(APSA).
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16 August, Nairobi: Somalia’s Transition New Hopes, Old Fears
This seminar aims to
critically reflect on the current political trajectory and security situation
in Somalia, especially the dynamics around the transition process and possible
outcomes, and address issues of corruption and lack of transparency. The aim is
to generate policy debate and guidance on how to chart a new direction for lasting peace in
Somalia.
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29 August, Pretoria: Zimbabwe: The political Situation in the Run-up to the Constitutional Referendum
The ISS is hosting a seminar
that will unpack the political dynamics in the run-up to the constitutional
referendum in the context of the GPA
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to 26 October, Johannesburg: ISS 3rd International Conference: National
and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice
In
October 2012 the Institute for Security Studies` Crime
and Justice Programme will be holding its 3rd annual international
conference on crime and criminal justice. For detailed information about
the conference, travel information or abstract submissions, click on
the link below.
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Selected ISS Publications Available in EPUB Format
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device and enjoy access to ISS publications on the move.
President Jacob Zuma Laughs Alone
Hennie van Vuuren, Director, ISS Cape Town Office
An important element to unlocking South Africa’s true potential is that we should stop fearing those in power. Without this none of us will ever be equal. But it is a reflex acquired through centuries of jealously policed inequality that cannot be unlearnt overnight.
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Drug Trafficking and the Crisis in Mali
Abdelkader Abderrahmane, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Addis Ababa
The dire situation in the north of Mali is further complicated by the growing presence of drug traffickers.
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The Deeper Implications of Widespread Lawlessness in South Africa
Johan Burger, Senior Researcher, Crime and Criminal Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria
If lawlessness remains unchecked, it may develop into fully fledged revolt, unless the citizenry becomes more active in forcing government to adhere to its policies.
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Monograph 186: Failing to prosecute? by Jean Redpath
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is pivotal in the criminal
justice system and to the proper functioning of South Africa’s
democracy. This monograph analyses the independence, accountability and
performance of the NPA, in relation to the NPA’s core function of
prosecution. The monograph finds that the tendency to decline to
prosecute is the central malaise affecting the NPA, and that this is
neither a function of a lack of resources nor of an overburdening of the
prosecution service. The monograph identifies reasons for the declining
trend and proposes various corrective measures.
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South Africa Insight Episode 22
Gareth Newham discusses key points made by Mary Robinson at the 10th Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture in Cape Town and the worrying revelations of a report of alleged misconduct by committed by Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Jiba
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