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Briefing: ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing for Laurent Gbagbo

Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Côte d’Ivoire, is accused before the International Criminal Court of crimes against humanity arising from the post-election violence of 2010–2011.

February 2013
First page of PDF with filename: Gbagbo-confirmation-briefing-02152012.pdf
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Submission to the UN on Ethnic Profiling in Spain

This submission details the extent and impact of ethnic profiling on minorities in Spain, and how these practices violate international human rights standards.

January 2013
First page of PDF with filename: submission-spain-ethnic-profiling-20130128_0.pdf
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Legal Empowerment: An Integrated Approach to Justice and Development

This working paper sets out Open Society Foundations’ vision of how legal empowerment can support development and justice by ensuring that the law is not confined to books or courtrooms, but is available to everyone.

July 02, 2012
First page of PDF with filename: lep-working-paper-20120701.pdf
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Q & A: Reform of the European Court of Human Rights

As the 47 members of the Council of Europe, this briefing sets out the background issues for journalists and others in question and answer form.

April 2012
First page of PDF with filename: echr-reform-qanda-4-3-12-2.pdf
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Submission to the Committee of Ministers: Salduz v. Turkey

The Open Society Justice Initiative is requesting that the Committee of Ministers transfer the European Court of Human Rights' Grand Chamber judgment of Salduz v Turkey to enhanced supervision.

March 2012
First page of PDF with filename: salduz-turkey-20120306.pdf
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Briefing Paper: The Trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo at the ICC

The International Criminal Court will deliver its first ever judgment on March 14, 2012. This briefing paper summarizes the trial so far, which centers on the alleged use of child soldiers by the accused in conflict in Eastern Congo.

March 2012
First page of PDF with filename: lubanga-briefing-20120314.pdf
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Challenges Facing the International Criminal Court: Recommendations to the Assembly of States Parties

The Open Society Justice Initiative has called on member states of the International Criminal Court to actively support efforts to bolster national justice systems' ability to prosecute international crimes.

December 2011
First page of PDF with filename: challenges-20111212.pdf
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Intermediaries and the International Criminal Court: A Role for the Assembly of States Parties

The Open Society Justice Initiative has outlined the importance of developing coherent guidelines on the use of intermediaries in International Criminal Court investigations.

December 2011
First page of PDF with filename: intermediaries-20111212.pdf
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