Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Justice Initiatives: Pretrial Detention
This publication looks at the global overreliance on pretrial detention and examines the challenges of reducing and reforming its use.
Spring 2008Report on Developments 2005–2007
This book uses feature stories to illustrate the Open Society Justice Initiative's major challenges and achievements involving Africa, equality and citizenship, freedom of information and expression, international justice, legal capacity...
December 2007Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
This report by the Open Society Justice Initiative assesses recent developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the court established to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.
December 2007Arrests Highlight Need for Reform at Khmer Rouge Court
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia must take immediate action to improve the court's functioning, according to the Open Society Justice Initiative, who call upon donor states and the UN to take more assertive action to ensure...
November 16, 2007New Report Provides Latest News from Khmer Rouge Tribunal
A new report released by the Open Society Justice Initiative provides the most recent news and other updates from the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
September 24, 2007Reflections on Twenty Years in Human Rights: The Rule of Law Movement in the Age of Terror
Open Society Justice Initiative executive director James A. Goldston looks at the impact of the war on terror on the effort to establish and consolidate the rule of law worldwide.
August 21, 2007 | James GoldstonRecent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
A report released by the Open Society Justice Initiative looks closely at recent events—including the arrest of Kaing Guek Eav (alias Duch)—at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
August 2007New Report by the Open Society Justice Initiative Finds Critical Needs at Khmer Rouge Tribunal
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia must take urgent action to address serious challenges confronting the court, according to a report released by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
June 27, 2007