Publications
Explore HiiL’s research and insights. Our Justice Needs and Satisfaction studies, policy briefs, and practical guidelines offer evidence based insights to drive meaningful change in justice systems.
Topic
Publication Type
Countries
Year: 2025
Language: Français
Addressing the crucial issue of access to justice in a context marked by insecurity and displacement in Burkina Faso
Year: 2025
Language: English
Our collaborative brief with IIX explores how investment can drive impact and close the gender justice funding gap
Year: 2024
Language: Français
The Niger Guideline offers evidence-based recommendations to help justice practitioners resolve land disputes
Year: 2024
Language: English
The analysis highlights barriers like inequities, legal gaps, and governance failures, denying Yazidis and women justice
Year: 2024
Language: English
In what way do customary courts enhance scalable justice delivery in Ethiopia at the community level?
Year: 2024
Language: English
Parameters for a people-centred service delivery model
Year: 2022-2025
Language: English, Français
A pair of JNS studies detail challenges and opportunities for realising access to justice in Burkina Faso.
Year: 2024
Language: English
The Ethiopian Land Justice Guidelines provide actionable ways to reach solutions when resolving land disputes
Year: 2023
Language: العربية, English
The guideline provides recommendations for parties interested in resolving employment disputes in Tunisia
Year: 2024
Language: Español, English
Research on the justice needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) and those at risk of displacement in Honduras.
Year: 2023
Language: English
Guidelines are sets of recommended interventions on how to resolve justice problems.
Year: 2023
Language: العربية, English
The costs and benefits of implementing an Employment Justice Platform addressing work-related legal problems in Tunisia.
Year: 2023
Language: English
The fight for access to justice meets the challenges of a changing planet. Read our recommendations.
Year: 2024
Language: Español, English (summary)
HiiL and USAID’s Inclusive Justice program collected justice data from 16 municipalities, hearing from 6000 Colombians.
Year: 2023
Language: English
We visited refugee camps and IDP areas in Iraq to talk with the people affected by displacement.
Year: 2015-2024
Language: English
This project reinforces a bottom-up approach and knowledge to the supply and the demand of justice
Year: 2023
Language: English
Recommendations based on experiences from the Nigerian justice innovation space
Year: 2023
Language: English
A feasibility study to determine whether benchmarks for international criminal justice could be established.
Year: 2017-2023
Language: العربية, English
How Tunisians perceive the justice system in an environment of institutional change?
Year: 2021 – 2023
Language: Nederlands
Bij te dragen aan een strafrechtspleging in Nederland die meer betekenisvol en maatschappelijk relevant is
Year: 2018; 2023; 2024
Language: English
We ask Nigerians about their satisfaction with processes and outcomes if they are able to act and get a solution
Year: 2022
Language: English
How can we achieve a more people-centred justice system in Kaduna State? Locally-owned strategies provide key ideas
Year: 2022
Language: English
A practical tool designed to help practitioners deliver people-centred justice services
Year: 2020 – 2022
Language: English, العربية
A guide to people-centred justice programming
Year: 2022
Language: English, Français
Justice needs of IDPs and host community members in the North and Centre-North regions of Burkina Faso
Year: 2022
Language: English
The policy brief aims to provide evidence-based insights on effective interventions in the field of justice
Year: 2022
Language: Nederlands
Waar buurtbinding begint en conflicten worden opgelost
Year: 2022
Language: English
What general justice outcomes do people seek when faced with a legal problem? Policy brief and a case study
Year: 2022-2025
Language: Français
We spoke face-to-face with 6002 Nigerien in all regions who told us about their experiences with legal problems.
Year: 2022
Language: English
Policy brief about Gamechangers that are developing user-friendly, fair and transparent contracts
Year: 2021
Language: English
It is our vision for Ogun State to be the safest place to live, work and do business.
Year: 2022
Language: English
Policy brief about category of Gamechangers known as One-stop shop dispute resolution systems
Year: 2021
Language: English
This JNS report is the first of several studies HiiL will conduct across Africa and in partnership with UNHCR.
Year: 2022
Language: English
Gamechangers that deliver solutions effectively and integrate formal and informal justice
Year: 2021
The report covers 68+ countries and addresses the global implications of technology in the justice sector.
Year: 2021
Language: English, Français, العربية
Our first policy brief details five main investments for delivering justice rigorously.
Year: 2021
Language: Nederlands
Legal problems and solutions for residents of The Hague
Year: 2019 – 2020
Language: English
What issues affect access to justice for Americans?
Year: 2019 – 2020
Language: English
Collecting the voices and experiences of justice users across Ethiopia in collaboration with local partners.
Year: 2021
Language: English
Each Working Group creates an opportunity to explore the innovative factors that help solve legal problems fairly.
Year: 2021-2025
Language: العربية, English
The Syria Justice Innovation Process is committed to addressing the everyday legal problems faced by Syrians
Year: 2020
Language: English, Українська
Justice Needs and Satisfaction Survey mSMEs Ukraine
Year: 2020
Language: English, العربية
The data we have gathered helps map the current and anticipated impact of Coronavirus on individuals and societies.
Year: 2019-2020
Language: English
In this report we share the results of an examination into how money flows in the justice sector
Year: 2018-2020
Language: English
A catalogue of evidence-based best practices and tools to support families and practitioners
Year: 2018-2019
Language: English
We conducted a 360 evaluation of the justice system, including users, providers, and leaders
Year: 2021
Language: English
The study explores the relationship between poverty and access to justice using survey data from 13 countries
Year: 2018
Language: English
How the legal sector is finding better ways to deliver peace and justice to individual citizens
Year: 2019
Language: English
Dutch Postcode Lottery supports us in finding and supporting the best justice innovators in Southern Africa
Year: 2018-2019
Language: English, Français
Re-evaluating the justice system to help the Ministry of Justice in Mali track their progress
Year: 2018
Language: English, العربية
Learning about legal needs of people is the first milestone in making justice more user-friendly for all in Morocco
Year: 2018
Language: Nederlands
Authored by Maurits Barendrecht, Tim Verheij, published in 2018 by HiiL
Year: 2012 – ongoing
Language: English
Since 2012, we have been searching worldwide to identify justice innovators
Year: 2017-2018
Language: English
We covered the whole country to hear the Justice needs of Bangladeshis
Year: 2017
Language: English
We conducted a foresight study about the International Criminal Court
Year: 2018
Language: English, العربية
Authored by Sam Muller, Martin Gramatikov, Nadja Kernchen, Eirin Sundby, published in 2018
Year: 2016-2018
Language: English, العربية
We went to Jordan to ask people what they do and how they feel when looking for justice
Year: 2017
Language: Nederlands
Authored by Maurits Barendrecht, Krijn van Beek, Sam Muller
Year: 2019
Language: English, العربية
We are constantly trialing new and better ways to communicate justice needs data
Year: 2017
More than 6000 Kenyans opened their homes for us to share their experiences about access to justice
Year: 2017
Language: العربية, English
We asked Lebanese people and Syrian refugees about their experiences with justice
Year: 2017
Language: Nederlands
Scheiding is voor kinderen en partners een reorganisatieproces zonder weerga.
Year: 2012
Language: English and many other languages
HiiL and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute have produced a guide to the basic elements of the rule of law
Year: 2015-2017
Language: English
We heard the voices of locals and expats to understand the experiences of residents when facing justice needs
Year: 2016
Language: English
Following extensive months of research we are proud to present to you the results of our findings.
Year: 2015-2018
Language: English, Українська
Millions of people need more accessible, affordable, effective and fair justice journeys
Year: 2015
Language: Nederlands, English
Authored by Maurits Barendrecht, Johanna Piest, Martin Gramatikov, published in 2015
Year: 2012
Language: English
The report singles success stories in five areas
Year: 2011
Language: English
By Barendrecht, J.M.
Year: 2011
Language: English
This brief report captures the essence of the debate and a plans for the further development of the Forum
Year: 2013
Language: English
In a book we have published, we collected experiences from innovators across the world.
Year: 2011
Language: English
Prospective thinking about law
Year: 2012
Language: English
Making justice challenges more specific, more explicit and placing them in a more systemic context
Year: 2012
Language: English
The Rule of Law in Tunisia: Prospects and Challenges
Year: 2012
Language: English
The Rule of Law in Yemen: Prospects and Challenges
Year: 2012
Language: English
The Rule of Law in Egypt: Prospects and Challenges
Year: 2012
Language: English
The Rule of Law in Jordan: Prospects and Challenges
Year: 2012
Language: English
The Rule of Law in Lebanon: Prospects and Challenges
Year: 2012
Language: English
The Rule of Law in Rwanda: Prospects and Challenges
Year: 2013
Language: English
This trend report has become even more focused on the needs of courts and their users
Year: 2015
Language: Nederlands
Authored by Maurits Barendrecht, Johanna Piest, Martin Gramatikov, published in 2015
Year: 2012
Language: English
HiiL’s Trend report analyses where lawyers, courts and parliaments in national states lose control.
Year: 2012
Language: English
New technologies can help close access to justice gap; If justice sector opens up
Year: 2014
Language: English
Comparing legal aid systems in nine countries.
Year: 2014
Language: English, Français
Authored by Maurits Barendrecht
Year: 2014
Language: English
Authored by Martin Gramatikov
Year: 2014
Language: English
Majority of the Yemenis have to deal with at least one serious and difficult justice need every year
Year: 2012
Language: English
Rights of robots, a closer collaboration between law and the health sector, the relation between justice and development
Year: 2013-2014
Language: English
Nine different ways to guarantee access to justice
