"Our system of criminal justice is not perfect," reflects Mr Justice Sweeney in the introduction to a new collection of essays, Wrongly accused: who is responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice?. "Despite all its safeguards, a risk of miscarriages remains.
Who is Responsible for Investigating Miscarriages of Justice, out on 10 October.
The new law could help to make those responsible for causing miscarriages of justice accountable for their criminal acts, especially when compensation is paid out as a result.
The body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice is to receive a 10% increase in funding after a surge in applications from prisoners claiming they have been wrongfully convicted.
Who is responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice, out at the end of the month on thejusticegap.com This article was amended on 19 January 2012 to delete a reference to purported suicide that was at odds with Guardian editorial guidelines on this subject.
Good Weekend withdraws these assertions and any suggestion that, because of them, Mr Ellis was responsible for a miscarriage of justice.
The first major inquiry into the Mark Kennedy controversy has ruled that both senior prosecutors and police officers were responsible for a miscarriage of justice in which environmental activists were wrongly prosecuted.
While there is no good evidence that a woman's immunity to her partner's tissues is responsible for repeated miscarriage, suggestive evidence indicates that an immune abnormality may occur that interferes with producing the intrauterine growth factors needed for a successful pregnancy.
