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Much unease about the International Criminal Court boils down to one issue: how should its prosecutor decide, among thousands of crimes and perpetrators within his jurisdiction, which ones to charge?

Khmer Rouge leader Duch's trial Is the first step on the road to national recovery for Cambodia. However, political interference threatens to jeopardize the tribunal’s mission.

The International Criminal Court's resources must be improved to focus more on winning back the trust of victims, particularly in Africa, through better outreach and effective protection.

Amid much controversy over the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Sudan president Omar Al-Bashir, the United States can play a leading role in clarifying the situation.

Five years after the world's first permanent criminal tribunal commenced operations, the International Criminal Court has made its mark. The ICC has opened four active investigations, issued public charges against 12 people, and to date secured...

Recent operational and procedural irregularities risk the legitimacy of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia as a credible court of law, writes Open Society Justice Initiative's James Goldston.

The indiscriminate use of pretrial detention (PTD)—the incarceration of accused persons before they have been determined guilty of the crime charged—is a violation of international legal standards.

After many delays, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia are set to begin deliberations on Khmer Rouge-era war crimes. However, much work still needs to be done to ensure the Courts can carry out their mission.

OSI executive director James Goldston urges the United Nations to push forward with the creation of an international court to address crimes against humanity during Khmer Rouge-era Cambodia.

OSI's Chidi Odinkalu argues that the atrocities being committed in the Darfur region of Sudan constitute, by legal definition, a genocide.

Four major hurdles must be overcome for the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to achieve lasting impact from the upcoming Khmer Rouge trials, argues OSI executive director James Goldston.

The Khmer Rouge prosecutions to be carried out by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia could have far-reaching impact, says Open Society Justice Initiative executive director James Goldston.

Three new reports from Sierra Leone, Ghana and Guinea Conakry paint a similar picture of the costs of excessive and unnecessary pretrial detention.

A French court ruling effectively prevents any judicial remedy for people who are singled out by police for stops based on their ethnic appearance.

More African states need to take steps to make the use of torture a criminal offense, and to set up preventative monitoring and other measures to eradicate its use.

A new initiative recognizes the need to address the drivers of excessive and arbitrary pretrial detention that aggravate prison overcrowding.

On the surface, a proposal that could free people held in prolonged prerial detention in Nigeria looks good, but it won’t deliver genuine reform of a dysfunctional system.

New justice reforms could help reduce overcrowding in Mexico’s state prisons, but only if the changes include an effective system for managing pretrial release.

Police in Stockholm have been accused of ethnic profiling as they step up identity checks; activists have responded by using social media to track police movements.

The provision of effective pretrial justice has in the past not received the attention it merits from both governments and international aid donors. But there are encouraging signs of change.