
Justice Denied: Exploring Inequities in the Legal System
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Justice Denied: Exploring Inequities in the Legal System
About this book
This volume focuses on injustice in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales and discusses the barriers to achieving justice. The book draws on contributions from established and emerging scholars, as well as insight from professional practice to provide insight into the contemporary challenges in distinct areas of injustice through original analysis and argument. Topics covered include the theory of punishment, criminal justice, access to justice, climate justice, migrant justice and barriers to justice. The volume will be of interest to researchers, academics and policy-makers working in the areas of Criminal Law, Criminology, Sociology of Law and Human Rights Law. Focused on the legal system of England and Wales, the issues raised are relevant for an international readership.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Table of Abbreviations
- Contributor Biographies
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ripe for Justice?
- 3 Plea Bargaining and the State
- 4 Guilty Pleas in Criminal Justice: Putting Just on Ice
- 5 Access to Justice in the Family Court: An Exploration of Key Issues and Barriers to Justice
- 6 Migrant (In)Justice
- 7 Social Entrapment: Is the Law Failing Women Who Kill?
- 8 Marginalised Justice: Race and Racism in the Criminal Court System
- 9 Why Do We Punish? Interrogating the Role of Criminal Law in Abortion Legislation
- 10 Misogyny, Misconceptions, and Restorative Justice
- 11 Sentencing Offenders with Mental Disorders, Developmental Disorders, or Neurological Impairments in England and Wales: A Case Study Analysis
- 12 Searching for Justice: Reforming Sentencing for Children and Young People Convicted of Murder
- 13 Justice for Nature: A Rawlsian Approach
- Bibliography
- Index