Understanding Miscarriages of Justice: Law, the Media and the Inevitability of a Crisis
Author:   Richard Nobles (Senior Lecturer in Law, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics) ,  David Schiff (Senior Lecturer in Law, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198298939


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   23 March 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard Nobles (Senior Lecturer in Law, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics) ,  David Schiff (Senior Lecturer in Law, Senior Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780198298939


ISBN 10:   0198298935
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   23 March 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Problematizing miscarriage of justice 3: Remedying miscarriages of justice: the history of the Court of Criminal Appeal 4: Into and out of crisis: a recent history of media reporting on miscarriages of justice 5: Scientific evidence and the new Criminal Cases Review Commission: the scope for further miscarriages of justice and crisis 6: From understanding miscarriage of justice to reform Bibliography Index

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`... an interesting and unusual contribution to our understanding of the way in which the criminal justice system and the media deal with wrongful conviction... The analysis of the media involvement is original and meticulous .' Social and Legal Studies 10 (4) `for the most part the book adopts a convincing style and is well referenced and polished to a high editorial standard ... contains many valuable incidental insights and suggestive observations ... this thought-provoking book makes a significant contribution to better understanding ... Understanding Miscarriages of Justice can be recommended without hesitation as required reading on the subject' Law Quarterly Review 1 July 2001 `... can be recommended without hesitation as required reading on the subject.' Law Quarterly Review


... an interesting and unusual contribution to our understanding of the way in which the criminal justice system and the media deal with wrongful conviction... The analysis of the media involvement is original and meticulous . Social and Legal Studies 10 (4) for the most part the book adopts a convincing style and is well referenced and polished to a high editorial standard ... contains many valuable incidental insights and suggestive observations ... this thought-provoking book makes a significant contribution to better understanding ... Understanding Miscarriages of Justice can be recommended without hesitation as required reading on the subject Law Quarterly Review 1 July 2001 ... can be recommended without hesitation as required reading on the subject. Law Quarterly Review


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Richard Nobles and David Schiff are both Senior Lecturers at LSE

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