Lifting the lid on wrongful convictions
SA’s new criminal review legislation has already shown its value: Flinders law lecturer Ms Bibi Sangha says three more cases are in the pipeline, with potentially many more to come.
SA courts could need help with criminal appeals
If the current handful of cases being heard under South Australia’s newly legislated right of appeal lead to a flood of other reviews, further reforms to the legal system could well be needed.
When justice comes off the rails
Miscarriages of justice, and the urgent need for justice systems to address them, are an international phenomenon, according to visiting Canadian academic Professor Kent Roach.
Bid to fix a hole in our justice system
A Flinders law academic says limitations that restrict the right to fair trial potentially leave unfairly convicted people unable to contest miscarriages of justice.