| ID | 133655 |
| Title Proper | Rule of law in post-conflict settings |
| Other Title Information | the empirical record |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Haggard, Stephan ; Tiede, Lydia |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
This paper analyzes whether and to what extent countries reconstitute the rule of law following civil conflict. Drawing on an original data set of 47 cases in which conflict ended between 1970 and 1999, we find that the cessation of conflict has at best a modest effect on the rule of law. On average, countries revert to the pre-conflict rule-of-law status quo ante. In simple models, rule of law prior to the onset of conflict is the best indicator of post-conflict performance. Analysis of individual cases using structural break analysis shows that the cessation of conflict is not typically associated with an inflection in the rule of law; improvements are modest, take a long time, and fall far short of plausible thresholds for robust rule of law. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol.58, No.2; Jun.2014: p.405-417 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol.58, No.2; Jun.2014: p.405-417 |
| Key Words | Empirical Record ; Conflicts ; Post-Conflict Settings ; International Law ; Civil War ; Ethnic Violence ; International Rules ; Civil Conflicts ; Human Capital ; Physical Capital ; Post-War Experience |