Redressing miscarriages of justice [electronic resource] : practice and procedure in (international) criminal cases / by Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knoops, Geert-Jan G. J.

Series:

International and Comparative Criminal Law Series 24.

International and comparative criminal law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial error.

New trials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

2nd rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Redressing Miscarriages of Justice (2nd edition) Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops offers an extensive review of the (procedural) mechanisms available in different (international) criminal law systems, in order to prevent and redress miscarriages of justice. The mechanisms will be illustrated on the basis of the causes of miscarriages of justice. Disclosure deficiencies, false confessions, eyewitness misidentification and (fraudulent) forensic sciences are all topics that pass in review. The new chapter to this 2nd edition gives particular insight from a defence perspective; it delves into the issue of challenging and investigating forensic “science” reports and is illustrated with some vivid case examples. The book is essential to everyone studying and challenging wrongful convictions, since it combines both procedures and causes.

In Redressing Miscarriages of Justice (2nd edition) Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops offers an extensive review of the (procedural) mechanisms available in different (international) criminal law systems, in order to prevent and redress miscarriages of justice. The mechanisms will be illustrated on the basis of the causes of miscarriages of justice. Disclosure deficiencies, false confessions, eyewitness misidentification and (fraudulent) forensic sciences are all topics that pass in review. The new chapter to this 2nd edition gives particular insight from a defence perspective; it delves into the issue of challenging and investigating forensic “science” reports and is illustrated with some vivid case examples. The book is essential to everyone studying and challenging wrongful convictions, since it combines both procedures and causes.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 1. The Need For Effective Retrial Procedures In International Criminal Cases / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 2. Protection Against Miscarriages Of Justice Within International Criminal Law: An Erga Omnes Obligation / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 3. Causes And Pre-Disposing Factors Of Miscarriages Of Justice: A Legal Overview / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 4. Miscarriages Of Justice Originating From Disclosure Deficiencies In Criminal Cases / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 5. Miscarriages Of Justice Originating From False Or Unreliable Confessions And Plea Agreements / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 6. Miscarriages Of Justice Originating From Unsafe Identification Evidence In Criminal Cases / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 7. Retrial Standards And Procedures In International Criminal Cases / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 8. Forensic Sciences To Protect Against And Remedy Miscarriages Of Justice / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 9. Expert Evidence Requirements And Standards Within International Criminal Cases: Protection Against Miscarriages Of Justice / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 10. New And Changing Expert Evidence: Basis For Retrials In International Criminal Cases? / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 11. Procedural Mechanisms Sui Generis Against Miscarriages Of Justice / G.-J. A. Knoops

Chapter 12. Recommendations And Future Guidelines As To The Protection Against Miscarriages Of Justice / G.-J. A. Knoops

Table Of Authorities / G.-J. A. Knoops

Table Of Cases / G.-J. A. Knoops

Index / G.-J. A. Knoops.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

90-04-25574-5

OCLC:

714568787

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004255746 DOI