Contingency Planning for Post-Return Syria

This project seeks to compile an evidence base on the legal framework, access to justice environment, and housing, land and property system in Syria prior to the current con ict. It will also seek to gauge expectations regarding key rule of law indicators, anticipated  ashpoints for con ict and rights violation, and the likely in uence of tribal justice processes. Accurate and reliable data in these areas will facilitate more effective targeting of assistance, allow for vulnerability considerations to be integrated into programming, and promote the development of evidence-based policies, planning processes and interventions geared towards sustainable transition. Moreover, a coherent understanding of these issues will mitigate the risk of secondary disputes arising in the stabilisation and reconstruction phases with a view to safeguarding against longer-term political unrest.

Activities

• Mapping of the justice, security and property rights landscape in pre-conflict Syria focusing on post-transition ashpoint issues.
• Key stakeholder interviews and focus group discussions with refugees in host communities in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan
• High level workshop targeting policy-makers, justice sector employees, and civil society organisations.

• Contingency Planning for Post-Conflict Syria