Compensation for Wrongful Convictions - A Comparative Perspective

List of contents

Introduction, Wojciech Jasiński 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 Drukteinienė; 8. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in Poland, Dorota Czerwińska and Artur Kowalczyk; 9. Compensation for Wrongful Convictions in the United States, Meghan J. Ryan; 10. European Standard of Compensation for Wrongful Conviction, Małgorzata Wąsek-Wiaderek; 11. In Quest of the Optimum Model for Compensating Wrongful Convictions, Wojciech Jasiński and Karolina Kremens; Index

About the author

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

Summary

This book compares substantive and procedural aspects of compensation for wrongful convictions in European countries and the US, as well as the standard derived from the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. It considers similarities and differences between jurisdictions and assesses the effectiveness of the national compensation schemes.

Product details

• Authors: Wojciech Kremens Jasinski
• Assisted by: Wojciech Jasiński (Editor), Karolina Kremens (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2023
• EAN: 9781032134741
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3213474-1
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice and Procedure
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Society & culture: general, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Comparative, Legal aspects of criminology, Society and culture: general, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Criminology: legal aspects