Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice: The Rhetoric Meets the Reality - Couverture souple

Sangha, Bibi; Roach, Kent; Moles, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 155221186X ISBN 13 : 9781552211861

Editeur : Irwin Law Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Miscarriages of justice have been the focus of judicial and public inquiries in Britain, Canada, and Australia. The objective of Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice is to make clear that, despite the rules laid down by statutes and decided cases to ensure that criminal trials are properly conducted, there are many instances where those rules have not been properly applied. In all three jurisdictions, there have been cases in which investigations have fundamentally miscarried and where expert witnesses have given evidence that has been either fraudulent or wrong. The book reviews how these problem cases are dealt with, and the marked differences between the jurisdictions in the procedures available to identify possible errors. The authors recommend ways to narrow the gap between the rhetoric of impartial forensic science and prosecutions and the re-ality of a growing number of recognized miscarriages of justice, emphasizing that both forensic science and the legal system must change and seek to better understand each other.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Bibi Sangha completed her law degree at Middlesex University and her masters degree at the London School of Economics. She is a senior lecturer in law at Flinders University, South Australia and previously taught at the Australian National University. She was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn, London and admitted to practice as a barrister in Malaysia and at the High Court of Australia. She is a joint developer of the Networked Knowledge program.

Kent Roach, CM, FRSC, professor of law at the University of Toronto, Prichard-Wilson Chair in Law and Public Policy. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2002 and appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2015. Awarded a Trudeau Fellowship in 2013 and the Canada Council awarded him the Molson Prize for his contributions in 2017.

Robert Moles completed his law degree at Queen's University, Belfast and his Ph.D. at Edinburgh University. He has held academic appointments in law at Queen's University Belfast, the Australian National University, and Adelaide University. He is joint developer of the Networked Knowledge program.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Irwin Law Inc
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 155221186X
• ISBN 13: 9781552211861
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 490
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• Personne responsable: non disponible