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dc.contributor.authorWeathered, Lynne
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:00:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2014-04-03T04:05:45Z
dc.identifier.issn22032908
dc.identifier.doi10.15209/vulj.v3i1.27
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/57806
dc.description.abstractThe wrongful conviction of innocent people is being acknowledged in an increasing number of countries around the world. The problem of wrongful conviction is now framed as an international human rights issue. More attention is being given to whether criminal justice systems are providing sufficient measures for the effective review and rectification of wrongful convictions and whether international obligations in that regard are being met. England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Canada and the United States have substantial new mechanisms in place to better identify and correct wrongful convictions but Australia has been slower to respond. While some Australian states have introduced reforms such as DNA innocence testing and a new appeal avenue, many issues remain as highlighted in recent debates as to whether Australia should establish a Criminal Cases Review Commission.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherVictoria University
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom79
dc.relation.ispartofpageto92
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalVictoria University Law and Justice Journal
dc.relation.ispartofvolume3
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminal Law and Procedure
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode180110
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleThe Growing Acknowledgement of Wrongful Conviction – The Australian Response Within an International Context
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Law
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2013. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
gro.date.issued2013
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gro.griffith.authorWeathered, Lynne M.


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