Publications
Read and download reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets from the Open Society Justice Initiative.
Broken Justice in Mexico’s Guerrero State
This report analyzes the structural deficiencies of the justice system in Mexico’s Guerrero state—flaws that have enabled perpetrators of violence to operate with almost absolute impunity.
August 2015Deportation and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic: Unanswered Questions
Despite assurances from the government over threatened deportations, the position of tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian Descent remains uncertain.
July 2015Justice for Development: Integrating Justice and Human Rights into the Post-2015 Development Framework
In remarks delivered at the United Nations in New York, James A. Goldston of the Open Society Justice Initiative argues that justice and rights must be part of new global develoment targets.
June 10, 2014 | James GoldstonUK Must Not Undermine Global Battle against Statelessness
A summary of the issues at stake, as the upper house of the UK parliament considers a proposal that would allow the government to make people stateless.
March 11, 2014Justice 2015: Measuring Justice in the Post-2015 Development Framework
How access to information, legal identity, legal participation, and legal services could be incorporated into the world's new development agenda. A primer on justice targets.
December 2013Equality Under Pressure: The Impact of Ethnic Profiling in the Netherlands
The Dutch pride themselves on being members of an open, tolerant, and fair society. But for a growing number of people in the Netherlands, this ideal is being put under pressure by proactive police actions.
November 2013Discrimination in German Schools
A summary of key facts that point to a structural problem with discrimination against children of migrant families in Gemany's schools
November, 2013Standing Up for Equality in Germany’s Schools
Why do children of “migration background” often perform significantly worse at school than their native German counterparts? The problem is discrimination.
October 2013