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2024 Global Human Rights Litigation Report

Read highlights of litigation undertaken by the Open Society Justice Initiative, plus a representative selection of cases illustrating the depth and range of its global litigation work on human rights and international humanitarian law.

February, 2024
First page of PDF with filename: ji-litigation-2024-report.pdf
Briefing Paper

Accountability for Crimes of Personnel of the Wagner Group in Ukraine

A legal analysis of the status of the Wagner Group under international humanitarian law and implications of that status for prosecuting its personnel for international crimes allegedly committed in Ukraine.

November 2023
First page of PDF with filename: accountability-for-crimes-of-personnel-of-the-wagner-group-in-ukraine-en-20231108.pdf
Report

State Human Rights Obligations Regarding the Distribution of Scarce Health Resources

This report offers a comprehensive overview of case law concerning the rights to life, health, and nondiscrimination in international, regional, and national systems.

November 2023 | John Harrington and Asteropi Chatzinikola
First page of PDF with filename: state-human-rights-obligations-regarding-distribution-of-scarce-health-resources-20231031.pdf
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2023 Global Human Rights Litigation Report

This report summarizes cases filed by the Open Society Justice Initiative in 2022 to defend and strengthen human rights around the world, as well as cases that remain pending as of December 2022.

March 08, 2023
First page of PDF with filename: ji-global_hr_litigation_report-2023_03_21.pdf
Briefing Paper

Immunities and a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

This briefing paper provides a non-exhaustive overview of the application of immunities to prosecutions for the crime of aggression, particularly to the Russian head of state, head of government, and minister of foreign affairs, before a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

February 01, 2023
First page of PDF with filename: immunities-and-a-special-tribunal-for-ukraine-en-02012023.pdf
Briefing Paper

Security for Costs Orders in the Bahamas as a Barrier to Access to Justice in Public Interest Litigation

This briefing paper provides an overview of the international and regional framework relevant to the consideration of applications for security for costs in environmental and other public interest judicial review challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.

November 21, 2022 | Juliana Vengoechea
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-paper-security-for-costs-orders-in-the-bahamas-11212022.pdf
Briefing Paper

Universal Jurisdiction Law and Practice in England and Wales

The principle of universal jurisdiction allows national courts to investigate and prosecute international crimes committed on foreign territory by foreign nationals. This briefing paper provides an overview of the legal framework in England and Wales on universal jurisdiction and was produced in partnership with TRIAL International and REDRESS.

May 2022
First page of PDF with filename: universal-jurisdiction-law-and-practice-england-and-wales-05232022.pdf
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Universal Jurisdiction Law and Practice in Belgium

The principle of universal jurisdiction allows national courts to investigate and prosecute international crimes committed on foreign territory by foreign nationals. This briefing paper, available in English and French, provides an overview of the legal framework in Belgium on universal jurisdiction and was produced in partnership with TRIAL International.

May 2022
First page of PDF with filename: universal-jurisdiction-law-and-practice-belgium-en-05232022.pdf
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