Criminal Defence at Police Stations: A Comparative and Empirical Study

ISBN-13: 9781032086163 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Anna Pivaty

Opis

Increasingly, justice practitioners and legislators across the EU have begun to realise that 'the trial takes place at the police station.' This book provides a comprehensive legal, empirical and contextual analysis of criminal defence at the investigative stage from a comparative perspective.

Spis treści

1. Introduction;

2. The Role of a Defence Lawyer at the Investigative Stage: The View from Europe;

3. The Netherlands: Lawyer as ‘Trusted Person’ and Provider of Information;

4. England and Wales: Lawyer as Advisor and Provider of ‘Active Defence';

5. The Influence of Legal Procedural Traditions: Observations from the Field;

6. The Influence of Contemporary Criminal Justice Policies;

7. The Influence of Occupational Cultures of Lawyers;

8. Concluding Remarks;

Appendix: Notes on the Research Methodology

O autorze

Anna Pivaty is postdoctorate researcher at the Faculty of Law, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands.