Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Challenges Facing the International Criminal Court: Recommendations to the Assembly of States Parties
The Open Society Justice Initiative has called on member states of the International Criminal Court to actively support efforts to bolster national justice systems' ability to prosecute international crimes.
Citizenship and Equality in Practice: Comments on the Right to Nationality Submitted to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Open Society Justice Initiative today urged the international community to develop a comprehensive strategy to resolve statelessness.
Civil Society Perspectives on Fact-finding and the International Criminal Court
Key findings from a consultation with civil society on fact-finding and the International Criminal Court.
Combining Learning and Legal Aid: Clinical Legal Education in Africa
At the first All-Africa Colloquium on Clinical Legal Education, organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative, legal clinicians and university faculty from all over the continent came together to examine the function of legal clinics and...
Commentary on the ICC Draft Guidelines on Intermediaries
This joint submission by the Open Society Justice Initiative and the International Refugee Rights Initiative comments on draft guidelines for how the International Criminal Court works with intermediaries.
Complementarity and the Assembly of State Parties: Opportunities for Impact
The Open Society Justice Initiative sets out recommendations on how states that are party to the International Criminal Court can strengthen the ability of national courts to try international crimes.
Corporate War Crimes: Prosecuting the Pillage of Natural Resources
Reviving corporate liability for pillaging natural resources is not simply about protecting property rights during conflict—it can also play a significant role in preventing atrocity.
Corruption and Its Consequences In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is one of the world's wealthiest nations, yet the country's citizens live in desperate poverty. This OSI paper raises the question: if money from the sale of natural resources isn't benefiting its citizens, where is it going?
