APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW - MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

ANNUAL REPORT 2003
MINISTER OF JUSTICE

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Canada. Department of Justice

Annual report, applications for ministerial review, miscarriages of justice

Annual.
2003-
Text in English and French on inverted pages.
Title on added t.p.: Rapport annuel, demande de révision auprès du ministre, erreurs judiciaires.
Issued also on the Internet.
Variant title: Applications for ministerial review, miscarriages of justice.
ISSN 1708-4977
ISBN 0-662-67668-8
Cat. no. J1-3/2003

1. Judicial error - Canada - Periodicals.
2. Appellate procedure - Canada - Périodicals.
3. Criminal justice, Administration of - Canada - Periodicals.
I. Title.

Internet:
Cat. no. J1-3/2003E-PDF
ISBN 0-662-35007-3

Published by authority of the Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of Canada

by the

Communications Branch
Department of Justice
Ottawa, Canada

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2003,
as represented by the Minister of Justice

Printed in Canada

Also available in French under the title:
Rapport annuel, demandes de révision auprès du ministre, erreurs judiciaires

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Addressing Possible Miscarriages of Justice
  • Overview
  • Reforming the Conviction-Review Process
  • Legislative Reforms
  • Structural Changes
• How the Conviction-Review Process Works
  • Applying for a Review
  • Stages of the Review
    • Preliminary assessment
    • Investigation
    • Investigation report
    • Decision by the Minister
• Statistical Information
  • Application requests
  • Preliminary assessments and Investigations
  • Ministerial decisions
• The Role of the Special Advisor
• Appendices
  • Appendix One: Sections 696.1 to 696.6 of the Criminal Code (Part XXI.1)
  • Appendix Two: Regulations Respecting Applications for Ministerial Review - Miscarriages of Justice
  • Appendix Three: Applying for a Conviction Review
• Forms
  • Application for Ministerial Review - Miscarriages of Justice
  • Consent to the Release of Personal Information
  • Waiver of Solicitor-Client Privilege

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