Early recovery in the Syrian Arab Republic- Support for civil society

Preventing The Reemergence of Violent Extremism In Northeast Syria

This report examines the prevailing vulnerabilities that contribute to the threat of ISIL and other extremist groups regaining a foothold in the Northeast. It looks into what can be done by actors at the local, national, and international level to prevent a resurgence of violence or violent extremism in Northeast Syria.

Syrian Election Profile: Legal Regulatory Framework

This document is a set of laws, decisions and decrees governing the electoral process in the Syrian Arab Republic, and they have been translated into English to contribute to developing a shared lexicon for electoral terminology.

Mapping Local Governance in Syria: A Baseline Study

Inter-Syrian dialogue is increasingly converging on the establishment of a form of democratic decentralization as a cornerstone of the country’s future political order.

Judiciary (available in Arabic only)

This research paper studies the judicial sector, its role in the conflict, the impact of the conflict has had on it, and analyzes the course of the Syrian conflict from a purely legal perspective. Its aim is to highlight the challenges and opportunities and draw lessons from the above so that a general vision of the frameworks of the judicial sector in Syria in the future is developed.

Civil Documentation (Available in Arabic Only)

This paper studies the impact of the conflict on disrupting civil registry services in areas where the Syrian Government has lost control, thus denying Syrians in areas outside the control of the Syrian Government the possibility of registering their civil documents, and anyone who has been displaced or abandoned Government areas has lost this service

Syrian Identity (available in Arabic only)

This document studies the subject of identity in the Syria and illustrates definitions of national identity, sectarianism, and sectarianism.

Disarmament in Syria

This paper will specifically focus on the challenge of Disarmament in the context of Syria, as a key condition to restoring basic safety and security for all Syrians, after a political settlement. While transitional justice is beyond the scope of this paper, Syrian policymakers ought to know that justice is the one key programmatic area that can help turn short-term safety gains into effective reconciliation and peace in the long-term.

The Way Back Home

This document discusses the causes and phases of displacement of Syrians. It addresses the topics of return in the light of service delivery and coping mechanisms, current legal frameworks influencing return, reconciliation and social cohesion as prerequisites for return and a phased framework for return.

Laying the Foundations for Future Elections in Syria Laying the Foundations for Future Elections in Syria

This paper was developed by UN ESCWA and International IDEA with the purpose of providing Syrian and international stakeholders with key elements to be considered in future electoral processes in Syria, including necessary preconditions, appropriate timing, representation and access to elections. This paper is independent of specific national or political interests.

Constitutional Options for Syria 2017

This constitutional study aims at providing support and advice to the Syrian constitutional negotiation process, in which we present constitutional options and alternatives adopted by countries that have witnessed similar conflicts and challenges currently facing Syria.

Political, Governance and Decentralization

The study discusses the vision, overall goal of the political governance nexus, policy recommendations and their respective timeframes. It covers decentralization's actors, enabling vehicles and challenges. It also sets options for constitutional change in the interim period.