Scottish Criminal Evidence Law by Peter Duff

Scottish Criminal Evidence Law by Peter Duff

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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.

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Scottish Criminal Evidence Law by Peter Duff

Analyses the recent, sweeping changes to Scottish criminal evidence law and its likely future Scottish criminal evidence law has recently undergone various major, primarily reactive changes and there is more reform on the way. This book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse these changes, discern any patterns and ask what they mean for the future of Scottish 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 the need for corroboration. These ad hoc developments are fundamentally altering the basic principles of Scottish criminal evidence which have been in place since the 19th century. This volume explores this rapidly changing field, and considers the likely future direction of criminal evidence law reform. Peter Duff is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Aberdeen Pamela Ferguson is Professor of Scots Law at the University of Dundee
Peter Duff is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Aberdeen School of Law. He is contributing author to: Victims in the Criminal Justice System, The Jury Under Attack, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Juries: A Hong Kong Perspective and Criminal Justice in Scotland. He has also published in the following journals: Juridical Review, Edinburgh Law Review, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Modern Law Review, Criminal Law Review, British Journal of Criminology, Scots Law Times. In 1999, he was appointed as one of the first members of the new Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice, and was a Commissioner until 2007. He was also a member of the McInnes Committee on Summary Criminal Justice, which sat in 2002-2003. Pamela Ferguson is Professor of Scots Law at the University of Dundee.
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ISBN 13 9781474414784
ISBN 10 1474414788
Title Scottish Criminal Evidence Law
Author Peter Duff
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Year published 2019-08-31
Number of pages 296
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