Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Between Law and Society: Paralegals and the Provision of Primary Justice Services in Sierra Leone
This paper focuses on Timap for Justice, a pioneering organization expanding access to legal services in rural areas of Sierra Leone. This updated edition includes a new foreword by George Soros.
March 2010Born in the Americas: The Promise and Practice of Nationality Laws in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia
This examination of citizenship regimes in Brazil, Chile and Colombia finds weaknesses that create the risk of statelessness.
March 2017Briefing Paper and Timeline: The Trial of Thomas Lubanga at the ICC
This Open Society Justice Initiative background paper summarizes the main events and issues in the case against Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, the first trial launched by the International Criminal Court.
August 2011Bringing the International Criminal Court to Countries of the Southern Caucasus
A workshop on the ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the countries of the Southern Caucasus, organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
April 1, 2004Broken 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 2015Case Digest: Abuse of Detainees in Russia: Article 3 ECHR
This briefing paper summarizes 49 recent decisions delivered by the European Court of Human Rights relating to the prohibition of torture and degrading treatment (Article 3) within the Russian Federation.
June 2015Case Digests: International Standards on Ethnic Profiling: Decisions and Comments from the UN system
A review of key legal-standards, including jurisprudence and commentaries, from the UN human rights system on the legal prohibition of ethnic profiling.
November 2016Case Digests: International Standards on Ethnic Profiling: Standards and Decisions from the European System
A review of European legal standards, including jurisprudence and commentaries, which address ethnic profiling.
November 2013