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C/L/880. Miscarriages of justice: wrongful conviction and its effects on individuals

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2011
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The paper addresses occasions when a persons is imprisoned for a crime they did not commit examining the effects of the imprisonment on their mental health. References are made to the UK and international legislation on human rights. Violations of human rights are discussed reviewing the debate over conviction for self-defence, the effects of wrongful conviction on mental health of the accused, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Justice, wrongful conviction, imprisonment, human rights, self-defence,

 
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