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oapen-20.500.12657-622282024-03-27T14:14:48Z Compensation for Wrongful Convictions Jasiński, Wojciech Kremens, Karolina comparative law;compensation for wrongful conviction;criminal justice system;European Court of Human Rights;judicial error;miscarriages of justice;wrongful conviction thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LND Constitutional and administrative law: general::LNDC Law: Human rights and civil liberties thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues::LAM Comparative law thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNF Criminal law: procedure and offences::LNFX Criminal procedure thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKV Crime and criminology 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. 2023-03-31T11:46:01Z 2023-03-31T11:46:01Z 2023 book 9781003229414 9781032134741 9781032134765 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62228 eng Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000859201.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003229414 10.4324/9781003229414 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb e22a39e5-184e-4325-98c2-dad88b1d2d9f 9781003229414 9781032134741 9781032134765 Routledge 261 Uniwersytet Wrocławski University of Wrocław open access
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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.
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