UID:
almafu_9959229402302883
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 278 pagaes) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-4744-1477-X
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1-4744-1479-6
Content:
This book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse the recent, major changes in Scots criminal evidence law. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused's previous convictions, the Crown's duty of disclosure and corroboration.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).
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Scottish Criminal Evidence Law -- Contents -- The contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Cadder and beyond: suspects' rights and the public interest -- 2 'Access to justice' for complainers? The pitfalls of the Scottish Government's case to abolish corroboration -- 3 The relevance of sexual history and vulnerability in the prosecution of sexual offences -- 4 'Similar fact' evidence and Moorov: time for rationalisation? -- 5 Hearsay in Scots law: rethinking and reforming -- 6 Eyewitness identification evidence and its problems: recommendations for change -- 7 Assessing witness credibility and reliability: engaging experts and disengaging Gage? -- 8 The process of criminal evidence law reform in Scotland: what can we learn? -- 9 Scottish criminal evidence law adrift? -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1474414761
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781474414777
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781474414777/type/BOOK
