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    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    19 December 2025
    22 January 2026
    ISBN:
    9781009608282
    9781009608275
    9781009608312
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    0.5kg, 674 Pages
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This book defines the differing concepts of miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions and innocence in relation to the presumption of innocence and the rationing of justice. It compares inquisitorial systems, with examples from Europe, South America and Asia to adversarial systems. It contrasts England's focus on the miscarriage of justice and the remedial institutions of the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission, with the United States and China's narrower focus on proven factual innocence It highlights new laws enacted in India in 2023 that increase the risk of wrongful convictions, and details how the International Criminal Court has taken steps to reduce the risk of false guilty pleas that may have been accepted by previous international criminal courts. The book examines the roles of racist prejudice and gender stereotypes in wrongful convictions. It also examines false guilty pleas such as those in the Post Office scandal, as well as wrongful convictions for crimes that did not happen. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

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Contents

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  • Justice for Some
    pp i-ii
  • Justice for Some - Title page
    pp iii-iii
  • A Comparative Study of Miscarriages of Justice and Wrongful Convictions
  • Copyright page
    pp iv-iv
  • Summary Table of Contents
    pp v-vi
  • Contents
    pp vii-x
  • Acknowledgements
    pp xi-xiv
  • 1 - Introduction
    pp 1-26
  • 2 - Miscarriages of Justice, Wrongful Convictions and Proven Innocence as Means of Rationing Justice
    pp 27-57
  • 3 - The Challenges of Preventing the Common Immediate Causes of Wrongful Convictions
    pp 58-99
  • 4 - Is There an Inquisitorial Advantage?
    pp 100-149
  • The Challenges of False Guilty Pleas
  • 5 - England
    pp 150-222
  • A Legal Focus on Miscarriages of Justice and Remedial Legislation
  • 6 - The United States
    pp 223-289
  • A Populist Focus on Factual Innocence
  • 7 - Racism and Prejudice
    pp 290-369
  • 8 - Gender and Stereotypes
    pp 370-433
  • 9 - China
    pp 434-478
  • The Dangers of Wrongful Conviction Washing
  • 10 - India
    pp 479-516
  • The Challenges of Wrongful Pre-trial Detention
  • 11 - International Law
    pp 517-562
  • The Limits of Proven Innocence and Compensation
  • 12 - Justice for Less or Justice for More?
    pp 563-596
  • Bibliography
    pp 597-642
  • Index
    pp 643-659

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