Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Improving Pretrial Justice: The Roles of Lawyers and Paralegals
This report looks at the positive impact that early intervention by lawyers and paralegals can have on pretrial justice and provides a guide to the ways in which lawyer and paralegal schemes can be set up.
April 2012 | Ed CapeRecent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
This report examines events including the dispute over the International Co-Investigating Judge, Laurent Kasper-Ansermet, and the start of hearings in the cases against three senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.
February 24, 2012Joint Letter: Criminal Proceedings Against Jean-Claude Duvalier Should Continue
Five international and Haitian legal rights groups are urging the Haitian judicial authorities to press criminal charges against the country's former dictator.
December 14, 2011Pretrial Detention and Health: Unintended Consequences, Deadly Results
This report, aimed at health professionals, looks at the sometimes disastrous health impacts of the excessive use of pretrial detention.
November 2011Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: November 2011
Cambodia’s UN-backed Khmer Rouge court faces an unprecedented crisis of confidence amid allegations of judicial misconduct that require an independent investigation. This report examines the current crisis.
November 2011International Crimes, Local Justice
A practical guide to the steps needed to ensure that national justice systems have the capacity to try international crimes, alongside the work of the International Criminal Court.
November 2011 | Eric WitteLegacy: Completing the Work of the The Special Court for Sierra Leone
As the Special Court for Sierra Leone moves towards completing its mandate, this report highlights issues that require urgent attention to safeguard its achievements so far.
November 1, 2011Joint Letter on EU Arrest Rights Directive
The Open Society Justice Initiative has signed a joint letter to five European justice ministers, urging them to rethink their objections to an initiative that would strengthen arrest rights across the European Union.
October 26, 2011