Abstract

Part I: Cross-National Perspectives and Issues 1. Introduction 2. Wrongful Conviction and Moral Panic: National and International Prespectives on Organized Child Sexual Abuse 3. Judicial Error and Forensic Science: Pondering the Contribution of DNA Evidence Part II: North American Perspectives and Issues 4. Wrongful Convictions in the United States 5. The Adversary System and Wrongful Conviction 6. Fatal Errors: Compelling Claims of Executions of the Innocent in the Post-Furman Era 7. The Fallibility of Justice in Canada: A Critical Examination of Conviction Review Part III: European and Israeli Perspectives and Issues 8. Wrongful Convictions in Switzerland: The Experience of a Continental Law Country 9. The Vulnerability of Dutch Criminal Procedure to Wrongful Conviction 10. Criminal Justice and Miscarriages of Justice in England and Wales 11. A Comparative Analysis of Prosecution in Germany and the United Kingdom: Searching for Truth or Getting a Conviction? 12. Wrongful Conviction in France: The Limits of Pourvoi en Revision 13. The Sanctity of Criminal Law: Thoughts and Reflections on Wrongful Conviction in Israel 14. Wrongful Convictions in Poland: From the Communist Ero to the Rechtstaat Experience Part IV: Conclusions 15. Wrongful Convictions: Conclusions from an International Overview Contributors Index

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