Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Justice Initiatives: The Extraordinary Chambers
This issue of Justice Initiatives offers a comprehensive review of the Khmer Rouge tribunal and examines the challenges of securing justice for victims of the atrocities in Cambodia.
The Growing Threat of Soft Censorship
An OSI report on a new style of censorship—not entirely new, but increasingly employed around the world—is subtle, indirect, and sophisticated.
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.
Legal Remedies for the Resource Curse
The Open Society Justice Initiative released a report assessing the availability of legal remedies for addressing corrupt practices in the natural resource industries.
Unfulfilled Promises: Justice in East Timor
A new report by the Open Society Justice Initiative and the Coalition for International Justice is intended to lay the groundwork for a commission to investigate crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Indonesian government in East Timor.
Monitoring Election Campaign Finance: A Handbook for NGOs
The Open Society Justice Initiative has published a handbook to aid civil society groups in tracking election campaign finances and exposing corruption.
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.
Civilian Oversight of the Police in South Africa Mini-Conference
The Project on Strengthening Oversight of Police in South Africa, a joint initiative of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa and the Open Society Justice Initiative, held a workshop on strengthening police accountability and improving...