| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 278 pagaes) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-266) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Peter R. Duff, Pamela R. 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, Sharon Cowan -- 4. 'Similar fact' evidence and Moorov: time for rationalisation? / Fraser P. Davidson -- 5. Hearsay in Scots law: rethinking and reforming / Gerry Maher -- 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, Derek P. Auchie -- 8. The process of criminal evidence law reform in Scotland: what can we learn? / James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick, Shona W. Stark -- 9. Scottish criminal evidence law adrift? / Peter R. Duff. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Evidence, Criminal -- Scotland.
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Evidence, Criminal. |
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Scotland. |
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Criminal procedure -- Scotland.
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Criminal procedure. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Duff, Peter, 1954- editor.
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Ferguson, Pamela R., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Scottish criminal evidence law. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018] 9781474414760 (DLC) 2017478464 (OCoLC)1017574016 |
| ISBN |
9781474414777 (electronic book) |
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147441477X (electronic book) |
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9781474414760 |
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1474414761 |
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