Law and Order in Palestine

Seth G. Jones, K. Jack Riley

ResearchPosted on rand.org 2004Published in: Survival, v. 46, no. 4, Winter 2004-05, p. 157-178

In 2004, the Gaza Strip and West Bank deteriorated into intra-Palestinian violence on several occasions. This violence escalated demands across Palestinian society that the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat surrender some of his powers and reform a judicial system riddled with inefficiency and corruption. An examination of past nation-building efforts in countries such as East Timor and Bosnia illustrates a number of steps the Palestinians and interested international players can take to improve these deficiencies.

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  • Copyright: Taylor and Francis Group
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2004
  • Pages: 21
  • Document Number: EP-200412-23

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