Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Wrongful Convictions in Canada and Israel: Barriers to Exoneration - Phase II
Agreement Number:
10789287
Agreement Value:
$25,135.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 30, 2019 - Oct 25, 2019
Description:
The organization will host a workshop entitled "Wrongful Convictions in Canada and Israel: Barriers to Exoneration - Phase II" in Ottawa in October, 2019. This knowledge exchange will build on a workshop that was held at Hebrew University in April 2018 where a number of Israeli legal scholars and practitioners discussed the causes of wrongful convictions, evidentiary obstacles to exoneration and institutional models for addressing them. The workshop to be hosted in Ottawa will bring together academics, legal practitioners and governments to examine issues affecting miscarriages of justice from a Canadian perspective. The purpose of this workshop is to build on existing knowledge through continued exploration of the nature and extent of wrongful convictions in both Canada and Israel, and to examine the systems in place that attempt to exonerate the wrongly convicted.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N6N5
Reference Number:
119-2019-2020-Q2-00077
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa South
Federal Riding Number:
35077
Program:
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
Program Purpose:
The Justice Partnership and Innovation Program provides resources to facilitate access to justice through various means, including the development of new approaches, the dissemination of law-related information and the testing of pilot projects.