Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
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...
May 10, 2004Clinical Legal Education Training Materials
Curriculum materials on how to teach clinical legal education and street law, and how to operate a university-based clinic are now available from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
February 7, 2006Combating Discrimination in Russia: Strategies for Lawyers and NGOs
In order to combat discrimination in Russia the Open Society Justice Initiative convened a workshop in Moscow.
January 29, 2003Combining 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...
June 28, 2003Commentary 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.
August 18, 2011Comments on the Draft Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism
This document was submitted to the Council of Europe's Committee on Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Related Issues, with comments on the Additional Protocol of the Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism.
March 24, 2015Community-Based Paralegals: A Practitioner’s Guide
This how-to guide provides information on all aspects of establishing and operating a community-based paralegal program, from assessing a community’s needs to training paralegals and resolving justice problems.
December 2010Complementarity 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.
June 21, 2011 | James Goldston