Criminal cases review commissions a comparative overview /
Purpose-This article seeks to provide an overview of the varying approaches to incorporating criminal cases review commissions in commonwealth countries. Methodology/Approach-The arguments put forward in this article are a work in progress. However, the main arguments are supported by analysis of th...
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Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Állam- és Jogtudományi Kar, Összehasonlító Jogi és Jogelméleti Intézet
Szeged
2022
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| Sorozat: | Comparative Law Working Papers
6 No. 1 |
| Kulcsszavak: | Büntetőjog - Kanada, Büntetőjog - Új-Zéland, Igazságszolgáltatás - Kanada, Igazságszolgáltatás - Új-Zéland, Jogtudomány - összehasonlító, Jogállamiság |
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| Online Access: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/86659 |
| Tartalmi kivonat: | Purpose-This article seeks to provide an overview of the varying approaches to incorporating criminal cases review commissions in commonwealth countries. Methodology/Approach-The arguments put forward in this article are a work in progress. However, the main arguments are supported by analysis of the key legislation of the commonwealth countries as well as international commentaries. Findings- The article discusses the shortcomings in the national criminal justice systems that led to the need for the establishment of criminal cases review commissions. It will be argued that despite the establishment of varying forms of review mechanisms miscarriages of justice are still rife. This is in part due to the fact that humans making and deciding cases will never be perfect. This is further hindered but what could be seen as the lack of political will in some instances to rectify failings which are created by a climate of pressure to criminalize. It is also shown that oversight of the criminal cases review commissions are not sufficiently independent from the institutions that they are reviewing leading to a deficit in transparency as well as lack of trust from the public. Value-This ongoing research included in this paper will contribute to a growing body of work on the need to develop effective & efficient criminal cases review commissions. The article aims to contribute to the conversation on the need to find effective measures to curb the tide of innocent individuals becoming the victims of miscarriages of justice. |
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| Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők: | 12 |
| ISSN: | 2560-1911 |