Scottish Criminal Evidence Law: Current Developments and Future Trends

ISBN-13: 9781474414760 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 296 str.

Peter Duff;Pamela R. Ferguson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Introduction, Peter Duff and Pamela Ferguson; 1. Cadder and Beyond: Suspects’ Rights and the Public Interest, Claire McDiarmid; 2. ‘Access to Justice’ For Complainers? The Pitfalls of the Scottish Government’s Case to Abolish Corroboration, Ilona Cairns; 3. The Relevance of Sexual History and Vulnerability in the Prosecution of Sexual Offences, Liz Campbell and Sharon Cowan; 4. Similar Fact Evidence And Moorov: Time for Rationalisation?, Fraser P. Davidson; 5. Hearsay in Scots Law: Rethinking and Reforming, Gerry Maher QC; 6. Eyewitness Identification Evidence And Its Problems: Recommendations for Change, Pamela R. Ferguson; 7. Assessing Witness Credibility and Reliability: Engaging Experts and Disengaging Gage?, Donald Nicolson and Derek P. Auchie; 8 The Process Of Criminal Evidence Law Reform In Scotland: What Can We Learn?, James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick and Shona W Stark; 9 Scottish Criminal Evidence Law Adrift?, Peter Duff; Bibliography; Index.