Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice

Comparative Criminal Judgments Project

THIS PROJECT IS NOW COMPLETED.

A Chinese translation of the judgments will appear in book form in due course, arranged by Liling Yue.

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Project Lead

Professor Michael Bohlander

Project Description

This practice-facing, decolonisation-minded and best-practice sharing project will create a valuable resource of criminal judgments, drafted by experts on criminal law and procedure from a number of jurisdictions. A comprehensive factual case scenario will form the basis of the judgments, which will be based on the law and practice of each jurisdiction, written in English, but in the style of the relevant court in each jurisdiction.

The project provides a hands-on approach to legal issues, demonstrating different drafting styles across jurisdictions and providing a valuable reference for practical understanding of different judicial cultures. It contributes to contemporary efforts to give a voice to jurisdictions which are not commonly heard on the global scene and could also be used in judicial training.

The Scenario

You can read the scenario here.

Project Participants and Jurisdictions

Argentina: Daniela Part, María Eugenia Sagasta, Glenda de la Cruz, Octavia Botalla, Gonzalo Guerrero and Javier Augusto De Luca
Brazil: Paulo de Oliveira Segundo 
Bulgaria: Tatiana Batchvarova
Cambodia: Bora Meas
Chile: Carlos del Río Ferretti
China: Liling Yue
England & Wales: HHJ Penelope Moreland and Natalie Wortley
France: Aude Brejon
Germany: Michael Bohlander
Iran: Mohammad M. Hedayati-Kakhki
Italy: Antonio Balsamo; Giovanni Chiarini
Netherlands: Laura Peters and Jacco Janssen
Poland: Jarek Zagrodnik
Uruguay: Pablo Galain and Ana Maria Guzman
Vietnam: Dang Minh Chau and Chau Thanh Nam