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This book discusses the progress Malawi has made since the adoption of a new constitution in 1994 in meeting constitutional and international human rights standards in three specific areas of the right to fair trial, namely use of confession statements obtained through torture, right to trial within a reasonable time and reverse onus provisions in fraud and corruption cases.Discused in detail is the historical development of Malawi s constitutional and criminal law framework since independence,international fair trial standards as developed by the African, United Nations and European Human…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This book discusses the progress Malawi has made since the adoption of a new constitution in 1994 in meeting constitutional and international human rights standards in three specific areas of the right to fair trial, namely use of confession statements obtained through torture, right to trial within a reasonable time and reverse onus provisions in fraud and corruption cases.Discused in detail is the historical development of Malawi s constitutional and criminal law framework since independence,international fair trial standards as developed by the African, United Nations and European Human rights systems and the situation in Malawi regarding fair trial rights as weighed against the established international standards. The book concludes with a series of recommendations and conclusions on the way forward in Malawi s quest to meet international human rights standards.
Autorenporträt
Pacharo Kayira holds an LLB Honors degree and an LLM in International Human Rights Law obtained in 2001 and 2007 from the University of Malawi and Lund University in Sweden respectively. This book results from his masters thesis. He is currently working as a Senior Deputy Chief State Advocate in the Ministry of Justice in Malawi.