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Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice: Africa Regional Retreat

This report summarizes the sessions and discussions that took place at an Africa regional retreat, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, of the Global Campaign for Pretrial Justice.

December 2010
First page of PDF with filename: africa-retreat-summary-20101201.pdf
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Implementing Human Rights Decisions: Reflections, Successes, and New Directions

This publication takes stock of the growth and change in the field of human rights implementation, and how to ensure legal decisions can be realized.

July 2021
First page of PDF with filename: implementing-human-rights-decisions-20210721.pdf
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Improving Implementation and Follow-Up: Treaty Bodies, Special Procedures, and the Universal Periodic Review

Too often the verdicts of international human rights bodies don't find their way into practice. Produced by the Open Society Justice Initiative, the Brookings Institution, and UPR-Watch, this report documents a conference to consider strategies...

March 2011
First page of PDF with filename: improving-implementation-20110307.pdf
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Improving Pretrial Justice: The Roles of Lawyers and Paralegals

This report looks at the positive impact that early intervention by lawyers and paralegals can have on pretrial justice and provides a guide to the ways in which lawyer and paralegal schemes can be set up.

April 2012 | Ed Cape
First page of PDF with filename: improving-pretrial-justice-20120416.pdf
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International Crimes, Local Justice

A practical guide to the steps needed to ensure that national justice systems have the capacity to try international crimes, alongside the work of the International Criminal Court.

November 2011 | Eric Witte
First page of PDF with filename: international-crimes-local-justice-20111128.pdf
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Legacy: Completing the Work of the The Special Court for Sierra Leone

As the Special Court for Sierra Leone moves towards completing its mandate, this report highlights issues that require urgent attention to safeguard its achievements so far.

November 1, 2011
First page of PDF with filename: legacy-scsl-20111101.pdf
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Legal Approaches to Combating Statelessness

James Goldston, executive director of the Open Society Justice Initiative, addressed a UNHCR Executive Committee panel in Geneva to mark the 50th Anniversary of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.

October 6, 2004 | James Goldston
First page of PDF with filename: stateless_20041006.pdf
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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.

August 2010 | Denise Tomasini-Joshi
First page of PDF with filename: managing-pretrial-release-20100825.pdf
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