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  • Why, and How, to Exercise Control and Oversight Over Coercion, and Why Banning Torture?

    In my second blog entry on Coercive Interrogation Methods, and on Torture, I have used a set of arguments related to some example legal frameworks and how they regulate and ban various forms of coercion. I have pointed out that there are some internationally recognized standards which are based on widely shared principles of how Read more

  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Coercive Interrogation Methods, Including Torture

    Come to think of how I want to continue with my second blog entry on this topic, it is no easy feat. In my first blog entry (Dec 22, 2014, click on the category “Torture”) I began with my personal experience with what I decided to qualify as an act of torture: Two months into Read more

  • Christmas reflections on peace, and peacekeeping

    Christmas reflections on peace, and peacekeeping

    Kind of on the funny side: Spending my holidays in the wonderful and relatively peaceful environment of Maine. Why “relatively”? Well, the local newspaper “The Bridgton News” always publishes items on the Bridgton Police Department Blotter. It’s an entire account of the past days’ activities of Brighton’s Finest. It’s our absolute favorite when we are Read more

  • Reflections on police integrity in a global context

    My friend and colleague Zoe Mentel and I wrote this for a conference earlier this year. Our joint thoughts and ethical basis are reflected in it, and sure enough, all my experience from so many different places of this world. But most importantly, this article is the result of Zoe’s brilliant work putting our combined thoughts Read more

  • Accountability of the Police, and operational independence of policing from political influence

    The rule of law is a principle basing the relationship between citizens and authorities on a legal framework rather than the arbitrary execution of power. It ensures that any government action is based on law and legality. Law is made by a political process. The application of law is ensured by an apolitical system of… Read more

  • Conflict, organized crime, extremism and terror, and corruption

    Within most of our peace operations, we face security and justice institutions being incapacitated by conflict. Achieving peace and security requires establishing sustainable governance in a community, nation, and State.  Whilst we do base our mandate implementation on the understanding of a specific local context and regional dimensions, we also acknowledge that every local or Read more