ABSTRACT
The fallibility of the administration of justice and the chance of the innocent being convicted has been a matter of concern for thinkers for centuries, but these issues have emerged as a tangible, meaningful and verifiable reality only a few decades ago. Since the 1990s, in particular, in the United States, a genuine revolution has taken place. The landmark event was the introduction of the use of DNA tests on biological material in the litigation process. These developments gave rise to the innocence movement, which embraced technological advances to challenge the efficacy of criminal justice systems. Argentina lacks regulations on the preservation and conservation of evidence post-conviction, which makes it difficult or impossible to revise a case. Based on the investigation of cases and subsequent litigation carried out by Innocence Project Argentina, the chapter identifies some of the main causes of wrongful convictions in our country.
