Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Case Digests: UN Human Rights Committee, 104th Session, March 2012
Read summaries of decisions on admissibility and merits taken by the UN Human Rights Committee during its 104th session in March 2012.
January 2013Case Digests: Update on Domestic Accountability for International Crimes
Short summaries of key decisions and other developments from national courts relating to accountability for international crimes, from late 2011 to May 2013.
May 2013Case Digests: Update on International Criminal Courts and Tribunals
Short summaries of key decisions and other developments relating to international criminal justice taken from May 2012 to March 2013.
May 2013Challenges 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.
December 2011Challenging German Support for U.S. Drone Strikes
On Wednesday, March 13, an administrative appeals court in Northern Germany will review a legal challenge filed by a Somali herdsman whose innocent father was killed in a U.S. drone strike.
March 2019Citizens of Nowhere: Solutions for the Stateless in the U.S.
This report focuses on stateless people residing in the United States, a vulnerable population that, under current law, has no path to acquire lawful status or become naturalized U.S. citizens.
December 2012Civil 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.
November 2015Civil Society and the Development of a South African Community Prosecution Model
Community prosecution as a means of fostering improved cooperation between the criminal justice system and civil society organizations was the focus of a workshop report supported by the Open Society Justice Initiative.
February 10, 2005