Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Lawyer at the Police Station Door: How REPLACE Provides Legal Aid in Nigeria
This 12-page illustrated brochure summarizes the successes achieved by a project that used duty solicitors to give detainees in Nigerian police stations early access to legal advice.
March 2015Innovative Efforts, Proven Results: How Timap for Justice Provides Legal Aid in Sierra Leone
This 12-page illustrated brochure summarizes the successes achieved by a community paralegal project in Sierra Leone that focused on providing front-line legal aid to pretrial detainees.
March 2015The Trial of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui: The Appeal Judgment
Background on the first appeal ruling at the International Criminal Court to involve a prosecution challenge, in the case of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui.
February, 2015Legal Aid in Europe: Minimum Requirements under International Law
This briefing paper summarizes the current minimum international legal standards on the right to legal aid, drawing on European human rights law and global principles and standards.
April 2015Statement to the 13th Session of the Assembly of States Parties New York, December 2014
In a statement to the body that controls the International Criminal Court, the Open Society Justice Initiative has urged the creation of performance indicators for international justice.
December 2014Case Digests: ECHR Decisions on Demonstrations, Riots and Protests
This Case Digest collects summaries of ten cases brought before the European Court of Human Rights relating to demonstrations, riots, and protests from January 2013 to October 2014.
November 2014The Trial of Thomas Lubanga at the International Criminal Court: The Appeal Judgment
This briefing paper sets the stage for the ICC’s judgment on December 1, 2014, on the appeal of Thomas Lubanga, summarizing the main issues at stake.
November 2014Freedom of Expression in the Americas
Read the views in Spanish and English of four of the six candidates seeking election as the next Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression for the Americas.
June 2014