Compensation for Wrongful Convictions

A Comparative Perspective
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-13476-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 372 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure

This book presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of the substantive and procedural aspects of compensation for wrongful convictions in European countries and the USA, as well as the standard derived from the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. The collection draws comparative conclusions as to the similarities and differences between selected jurisdictions and assesses the effectiveness of the national compensation schemes. This enables the designing of an optimum model of compensation, offering accessibility and effectiveness to the victims of miscarriages of justice and being acceptable to jurisdictions based on common law, and civil law traditions, as well as inquisitorial and adversarial types of criminal process. Moreover, the discussion of the minimum European standard as established in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights enables readers to identify how the Strasbourg Court can contribute to strengthening the compensation scheme. The book will be essential reading for students, academics and policymakers working in the areas of criminal law and procedure.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jasi&

Jasinski, Wojciech

Kremens, Karolina

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Strafverfahrens- und -prozessrecht, Strafverteidigung und Opferschutz
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, Wojciech Jasinski and Karolina Kremens; 1. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in England and Wales, Hannah Quirk; 2. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Germany, Anna Helena Albrecht; 3. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Italy, Simone Lonati; 4. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Spain, Juan Carlos Ortiz-Pradillo; 5. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in the Netherlands, Joost Nan, Nina Holvast and Sjarai Lestrade; 6. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Norway, Ulf Stridbeck; 7. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Lithuania, Simona Drukteiniene; 8. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Poland, Dorota Czerwinska and Artur Kowalczyk; 9. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in the United States, Meghan J. Ryan; 10. European Standard of Compensation for Wrongful Conviction, Malgorzata Wasek-Wiaderek; 11. In Quest of the Optimum Model for Compensating Wrongful Convictions, Wojciech Jasinski and Karolina Kremens; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Wojciech Jasinski is Professor and co-founder of the Digital Justice Center, Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, University of Wroclaw, Poland.

Karolina Kremens is the Director and co-founder of the Digital Justice Center at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, University of Wroclaw, Poland.