The Victims' Right to Review Prosecutorial Decisions: Comparative Approaches
In recent years, common law and continental jurisdictions have developed victim review mechanisms that aim to offer victims of crime a greater participative role in holding prosecutors accountable for some of their prosecutorial decisions. This panel discusses the rationales, limits, and resistance that relate to review mechanism with a focus on the approaches developed in England and Wales, Canada, and Australia.
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Speakers
Dr Marie Manikis is an associate professor and William Dawson Scholar at the Faculty of Law, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Canada
Dr Mary Iliadis is a senior lecturer in criminology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia
This event is part of the 2021 Victims and Survivors of Crime Week and organized by the Faculty of Law, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. It is made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Department of Justice Canada.