Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Options for Justice: A Handbook for Designing Accountability Mechanisms for Grave Crimes
Options for Justice assesses the record of different approaches to delivering accountability in the aftermath of conflict—and draws lessons for the design of future mechanisms.
May 2018Performance and Perception: The Impact of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia
The Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia is conducting the most ambitious prosecution for mass atrocity crimes since 1949. This report examines its achievements and its shortcomings.
February 2016Political 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 2010Priority Issues for Interested States Concerning the Extraordinary Chambers
This memo by the Open Society Justice Initiative offers 11 practical recommendations for ensuring that Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia works fairly and effectively.
May 1, 2006Priority Issues for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
In a public memo released today, the Open Society Justice Initiative highlighted urgent needs at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.
October 4, 2006Promoting Complementarity
The Open Society Justice Initiative is committed to working with states to promote International Criminal Court-proscribed complementarity in practice. Toward this end, OSI provides recommendations for the Assembly of States Parties.
December 10, 2010Putting Complementarity into Practice
This Open Society Justice Initiative report addresses major hurdles to prosecuting international crimes in the context of three countries: Kenya, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
January 2011 | Eric WitteQ & A: Reform of the European Court of Human Rights
As the 47 members of the Council of Europe, this briefing sets out the background issues for journalists and others in question and answer form.
April 2012