Justice for Some: A Comparative Study of Miscarriages of Justice and Wrongful Convictions
Author:   Kent Roach (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   674
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Justice for Some: A Comparative Study of Miscarriages of Justice and Wrongful Convictions


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Author:   Kent Roach (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Weight:   1.186kg
ISBN:  

9781009608275


ISBN 10:   1009608274
Pages:   674
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Miscarriages of Justice, Wrongful Convictions and Proven Innocence as Means of Rationing Justice; 3. The Challenges of Preventing the Common Immediate Causes of Wrongful Convictions; 4. Is There an Inquisitorial Advantage? The Challenges of False Guilty Pleas; 5. England: A Legal Focus on Miscarriages of Justice and Remedial Legislation; 6. The United States: A Populist Focus on Proven Innocence; 7. Racism and Prejudice; 8. Gender and Stereotypes; 9. China: Wrongful Conviction Washing?; 10. India: The Challenges of Wrongful Detention; 11. International Law: The Limits of Proven Innocence and Compensation; 12. Justice for Less or Justice for More?.

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Kent Roach is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, and co-founder of the Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions. He was research director for both the Goudge Inquiry into forensic pathology and to Justices LaForme's and Westmoreland-Traoré's report A Miscarriages of Justice Commission (2021).

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