<h4>Analyses the recent, sweeping changes to Scottish criminal evidence law and what they entail </h4> <p>Scottish criminal evidence law has recently undergone major, primarily reactive changes, with more reform on the way. These ad hoc developments are fundamentally altering the basic principles of
Scottish Criminal Evidence Law
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- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 297
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
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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