US Embassy Rule of Law Coordinator’s Office: If you build it, they will come

The US Department of Justice maintains a Rule of Law Coordinator’s (RoLC) Office at the US Embassy in Baghdad. In May 2007, the State Department reorganized the Office of the Rule of Law Coordinator (RoLC) in Baghdad to consolidate all civilian and law enforcement efforts to support the rule of law in Iraq, under a […]

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Gertrude Bell’s 1920 Review of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia

In 1920 the British Mandate power commissioned a report, written by Gertrude Bell of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia, covering the period of the British Military Occupation up to the summer of 1920. It was applauded by both houses of the British Parliament upon receipt. She noted that “at various times modifications [had been] introduced […]

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