Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Recent 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.
The 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.
Managing 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.
Myths 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.
Political 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.
That 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.
More Candour about Criteria: The Exercise of Discretion by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Much unease about the International Criminal Court boils down to one issue: how should the prosecutor decide, among thousands of crimes and perpetrators within his jurisdiction, which ones to charge? Open Society Justice Initiative executive...
Strengthening the Nexus Between International Criminal Justice and National Capacity to Combat Impunity
This article contains remarks delivered by Open Society Justice Initiative Executive Director James A. Goldston at a panel discussion on complementarity at UN Headquarters on April 9, 2010.
