Miscarriages of Justice and Criminal Case Review Commissions: Recent Developments in Canada

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Registration will close at 11am on Friday 27th May.

 

Miscarriages of Justice and Criminal Case Review Commissions: Recent Developments in Canada

Miscarriages of justice of various kinds arise in all criminal justice systems. A number of remedies exist for individuals who believe they have been a victim of a wrongful prosecution, conviction or sentence. Criminal Case Review Commissions operate in many common law jurisdictions as a potential remedy for wrongful convictions. CCRCs represent the principal remedy once the appeal process has been exhausted, and the CCRC in England and Wales has served as useful model for other countries. Professor Kent Roach, a leading expert in constitutional law, criminal law and miscarriages of justice discusses current developments in Canada. In particular, he discusses a recent report on the creation of an independent commission to consider wrongful conviction applications from the Hon. Harry LaForme and the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré. This is likely to lead to the creation of a CCRC for Canada.

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