I
wonder if you can advise us if you have a policy or guidance on the
application and adoption of the English Common Law Principle of "Joint
Enterprise" or "Joint Criminal Enterprise" in the Criminal Legal Systems
of the Commonwealth Nations?
JENGbA
(Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a campaign group
seeking to reform the abuse of this legal principle mainly in England
& Wales but has become aware of cases in other parts of the world
including Australia, several Caribbean Islands (including Trinidad &
Tobago and Grenada), and in the Solomon Islands. We are beginning to
see the misuse of the Doctrine of "Common Purpose" as a Human Rights
Issue, where Collective Liability is used to prosecute, convict, and
sentence people with lesser or even no involvement in the main offence.
We
are very interested in CHRI's research or opinion on the application of
this legal principle and hope you can refer us to Human Rights Campaign
groups in the Commonwealth who we can approach to find out their own
views and experiences.
You can find out about JENGbA at the links below.
Thank you for reading!"
