Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: June 2017
This briefing paper analyzes a proposal from the two co-investigating judges to put a permanent stay on their investigations in the court’s three outstanding cases.
June 2017Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: November 2016
The ECCC's Supreme Court affirmed life sentences given to the two senior surviving Khmer Rouge leaders, but severely criticized the handling of their trial.
November 2016Recent Developments in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia: January 2019
This brief provides an update on recent decisions and outstanding issues at the Phnom Penh based tribunal that was established with international support to try those responsible for Khmer Rouge atrocity crimes.
January 2019Recent Developments in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia: September 2018
This briefing paper summarizes the outcome of the ECCC's investigation into charges against Ao An, an 85-year-old former Khmer Rouge commander, which resulted in two competing orders from the two investigating judges.
September 2018Standards for Judicial Nominations to Cambodia's Extraordinary Chambers
The Working Group on the Extraordinary Chambers and the Open Society Justice Initiative created a list of international standards for the nomination of judges to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
February 24, 2004Standards for the Treatment of Victims and Witnesses in Cambodia's Extraordinary Chambers
International standards for the treatment of victims and witnesses in proceedings before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, as presented by the Working Group on the Extraordinary Chambers and the Open Society Justice Initiative.
May 1, 2004Statement to the 13th Session of the Assembly of States Parties New York, December 2014
In a statement to the body that controls the International Criminal Court, the Open Society Justice Initiative has urged the creation of performance indicators for international justice.
December 2014Summary of ECHR Judgments Presented to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Summaries of 26 judgments of the European Court of Human Rights presented to the ministerial committee that oversees the implementation of the court's rulings.
November 20, 2015