Scottish criminal evidence law : current developments and future trends / / edited by Peter R. Duff, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Aberdeen, and Pamela R. Ferguson, Professor of Scots Law, University of Dundee
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Duff Peter
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| Titolo: |
Scottish criminal evidence law : current developments and future trends / / edited by Peter R. Duff, Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Aberdeen, and Pamela R. Ferguson, Professor of Scots Law, University of Dundee
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| Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2018] |
| ©2018 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 278 pagaes) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 345.4110253 |
| Soggetto topico: | Evidence, Criminal - Scotland |
| Criminal procedure - Scotland | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | DuffPeter <1954-> |
| FergusonPamela R. | |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Scottish criminal evidence law |
| ISBN: | 1-4744-1477-X |
| 1-4744-1479-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817960003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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