Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
From Judgment to Justice: Implementing International and Regional Human Rights Decisions
This report by the Open Society Justice Initiative reviews the implementation of judgments across the world's four human rights systems.
November 2010 | David C. BaluarteSalvaging Judicial Independence: The Need for a Principled Completion Plan for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
This Open Society Justice Initiative report focuses on plans for the conclusion of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
November 2010Recent Developments at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: September 2010
This Open Society Justice Initiative report highlights the most significant challenges facing the Khmer Rouge Tribunal: political interference, a failure to adequately address corruption, and fundraising.
September 2010The Use of Pretrial Detention in Nuevo León
This Open Society Justice Initiative report examines pretrial detention case processing in Mexico, focusing on the state of Nuevo León.
August 2010 | Miguel La Rota and Katherine FahrenstockManaging Pretrial Release
This Open Society Justice Initiative monograph discusses how best to manage the pretrial release/detention decision, focusing particularly on pretrial evaluation and supervision services.
August 2010 | Denise Tomasini-JoshiMyths of Pretrial Detention in Mexico
This Open Society Justice Initiative monograph provides a critical analysis of the most common arguments—or myths—used to justify the excessive, inhumane, and irrational use of pretrial detention in Mexico.
August 2010 | Guillermo Zepeda LecuonaPolitical Interference at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
This Open Society Justice Initiative report focuses on the judicial independence of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, and how political interference is threatening the court's work.
July 2010That Someone Guilty Be Punished: The Impact of the ICTY in Bosnia
This book examines the impact of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in Bosnia and includes lessons to improve future efforts to provide justice for survivors of atrocious crimes.
July 2010 | Diane Orentlicher