How Do National Oversight Institutions Influence Security Sector Governance?
Channel: Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Date: 2022-05-27

The professionalism of security services, as well as citizens’ perceptions of it, hinge upon having a system of checks and balances that ensures everyone respects civil liberties, human rights, and the rule of law. Formal, national-level oversight institutions both within and beyond the military (such as inspectorates, military ombuds institutions, parliaments, independent anti-corruption and human rights commissions, etc.) play a key role in monitoring security force behaviors toward citizens that affect popular trust in the security services and, in turn, the extent of the rule of law in the sector. 

This webinar provides a forum for African experts to explore the strengths and weaknesses of security sector oversight by a range of formal institutions internal to the state that are designed and committed to bolstering democratic and civilian control of the security sector.

Panelists:

Brigadier General (Professor) Dan Kuwali
(Chief of Legal Services and Judge Advocate General, Malawian Defence Force)

Dr. Emile Ouedraogo
(Adjunct Professor, ACSS, former Minister of Defense and Parliamentarian, Burkina Faso)

Moderator:

Dr. Catherine Lena Kelly
(Associate Professor of Justice and Rule of Law, Africa Center for Strategic Studies)

Click here for the Program webpage, with recommended readings and panelist biographies:
https://africacenter.org/programs/2204rol-oversight-security-governance/

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