To punish the guilty and protect the innocent: Comparing truth revelation procedures

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-245

  Nalepa, Monika ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; False conviction false acquittal; Plea bargaining; Transitional justice; Truth revelation procedures

Indexed keywords

EID: 43349098776     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: 14603667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629807085819     Document Type: Article

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