NCJ Number
190907
Journal
International Review of Penal Law Volume: 71 Issue: 3-4 Dated: 2001 Pages: 253-621
Date Published
2001
Length
368 pages
Annotation
These 14 articles and documents focus on the judicial systems of the United States, England, Canada, France, Italy, and other countries; proposed United Nations guidelines regarding restitution and services for victims of human rights violations; and on the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Abstract
Individual papers discuss the experience of the United States in disciplining judges; similarities and differences in the three levels of France’s criminal justice system; and the principles governing criminal responsibility in England, Canada, the United States, and France. Additional papers focus on developments in the United Nations and the Council of Europe and principles and revised guidelines proposed to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and relating to the right to restitution, compensation, and rehabilitation for victims of gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The final section presents a draft resolution prepared for the United Nations General Assembly and drafted by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The supplemental protocols to the draft convention focus on preventing, suppressing, and punishing trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and on addressing the smuggling of migrants. Chapter reference list and chapter footnotes