NCJ Number
125165
Journal
Temple Law Review Volume: 62 Issue: 4 Dated: (Winter 1989) Pages: complete issue
Editor(s)
J S Greenberg
Date Published
1989
Length
279 pages
Annotation
The International Criminal Procedure Symposium involved the countries of Italy, Greece, United States, Ireland, Israel, and Ghana, and focused on the topic of whether there is a trend towards limiting the rights of the accused while expanding the scope of criminal liability and easing the burden of the government for conviction.
Abstract
The two traditional civil law countries, Italy and Greece, have introduced procedures which seem to counter such a trend. Italy has borrowed heavily from American criminal procedure, introducing previously unknown procedures to protect the accused at both the pretrial and trial stages. The effect of the legitimation of guilty pleas to bypass the revamped trial stage remains to be seen. Greece has introduced limits on pretrial detention and has begun to recognize some exclusionary rules. On the other hand, the English-based systems, the United States, Ireland, Israel, and Ghana, have all moved away from some traditional protections of the rights of an accused and placed new emphasis on speedy processing of those suspected of crime.