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Fact Sheet

What is Pretrial Justice?

What does a functioning pretrial justice system look like? This fact sheet lays out in simple graphic terms the main steps towards ensuring proper protection of detainee rights.

November 2013
First page of PDF with filename: Factsheet PTD What is it 11262013.pdf
Fact Sheet

2014–2019: Strengthening Arrest Rights in the European Union

This fact sheet sets out the remaining priorities for development of E.U.-wide standards on arrest and criminal procedural rights.

November 2013 | Kersty McCourt
First page of PDF with filename: factsheet-strengthening-defence-rights-eu-11212013.pdf
Briefing Paper

The Trial of Charles Taylor before the Special Court for Sierra Leone: the Appeal Judgment

The arguments in the appeal of Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, against his war crimes conviction by the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

September 2013
First page of PDF with filename: charles-taylor-appeal-brief-20130924_0.pdf
Publication

Justice Initiatives: Legal Empowerment

Eight case studies look at how legal empowerment projects can reduce poverty and help people realize their rights; with a forward by George Soros.

September 2013
First page of PDF with filename: justice-initiatives-legal-empowerment-20140102.pdf
Briefing Paper

The Funding Challenge for Reparations in Cambodia

The Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia has broken new ground in recognizing the voice of the victims of mass crimes. But providing promised reparations now requires adequate donor funding.

September 2013
First page of PDF with filename: PositionPaper-ECCC-reparations-09-10-2013.pdf
Briefing Paper

Kenya: Trial of William Samoei Ruto and Joshua arap Sang at the International Criminal Court

This background paper summarizes the relevant historical and legal background of the trial of William Samoei Ruto and Joshua arap Sang in The Hague.

September 2013
First page of PDF with filename: briefing-paper-kenya-ruto-sang- 20130909.pdf
Briefing Paper

Case Digests: Update on Domestic Accountability for International Crimes

Short summaries of key decisions and other developments from national courts relating to accountability for international crimes, from late 2011 to May 2013.

May 2013
First page of PDF with filename: case-digests-domestic-accountability-20130606.pdf
Briefing Paper

Case Digests: Update on International Criminal Courts and Tribunals

Short summaries of key decisions and other developments relating to international criminal justice taken from May 2012 to March 2013.

May 2013
First page of PDF with filename: case-digests-international-criminal-courts-20130606_0.pdf
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