Redressing miscarriages of justice : practice and procedure in (international) criminal cases

In Redressing Miscarriages of Justice (2nd ed.) Geert-Jan Alexander Knoops offers an extensive review of the (procedural) mechanisms available in different (international) criminal law systems, in order to prevent and redress miscarriages of justice. The mechanisms will be illustrated on the basis of the causes of miscarriages of justice.

Disclosure deficiencies, false confessions, eyewitness misidentification and (fraudulent) forensic sciences are all topics that pass in review. The new chapter to this 2nd edition gives particular insight from a defence perspective; it delves into the issue of challenging and investigating forensic "science" reports and is illustrated with some vivid case examples.

The book is essential to everyone studying and challenging wrongful convictions, since it combines both procedures and causes.

The need for effective retrial procedures in (international) criminal cases -- Protection against miscarriages of justice within (international) criminal law : an erga omnes obligation -- Causes and predisposing factors of miscarriages of justice -- Miscarriages of justice originating from disclosure deficiencies in criminal cases -- Miscarriages of justice originating from false or unreliable confessions and plea agreements -- Miscarriages of justice originating from unsafe identification evidence in criminal cases -- Retrial standards and procedures before national fora and contemporary international criminal tribunals -- Forensic sciences : trial and retrial standards to protect against and remedy miscarriages of justice -- Expert evidence requirements and standards within (international) criminal cases -- Procedural mechanisms sui generis against miscarriages of justice -- Defence strategies to prevent and remedy miscarriages of justice -- Recommendations and future guidelines as to the protection against miscarriages of justice.