Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Strengthening Pretrial Justice: A Guide to the Effective Use of Indicators
This guide proposes a methodical approach toward developing and deploying empirically based indicators to identify exemplary and problematic pretrial practices.
January 2016Broken Justice in Mexico’s Guerrero State
This report analyzes the structural deficiencies of the justice system in Mexico’s Guerrero state—flaws that have enabled perpetrators of violence to operate with almost absolute impunity.
August 2015Repatriating Stolen Assets: Potential Funding for Sustainable Development
This background briefing was prepared for “We Want Our Money Back,” a civil society side-event at the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, Addis Ababa, in July, 2015.
July 2015Legal Aid in Poland
This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in Poland.
April 2015Legal Aid in the Netherlands
This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in the Netherlands.
April 2015Legal Aid in Italy
This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in Italy.
April 2015Legal Aid in Hungary
This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in Hungary.
April 2015Legal Aid in Greece
This fact sheet summarizes the legal representation available to detainees and defendants who cannot afford their own lawyer in Greece.
April 2015