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Author : Peter Duff
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474414796
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Scottish Criminal Evidence Law written by Peter Duff and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did Enlightenment happen in Edinburgh?
Author : Scottish Law Commission
Publisher : Stationery Office/Tso
ISBN 13 : 9780108882654
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (826 download)
Download or read book Report on Similar Fact Evidence and the Moorov Doctrine written by Scottish Law Commission and published by Stationery Office/Tso. This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the law stands, the prosecution in Scotland cannot rely upon previous convictions to help prove their case against an accused person. If an accused, charged with murder, has been convicted of a number of other murders, the jury will not know this when considering their verdict. Other jurisdictions - most notably England and Wales - have rules which allow such evidence. Should Scots law be changed? In this report the Scottish Law Commission conclude that the present rules restricting the use of evidence that the accused has acted in a similar way on other occasions - including evidence that he or she has committed similar crimes - lack both logic and coherence. It recommends that the law recognise that such evidence can be highly relevant to the question of guilt or innocence. The report argues that all relevant evidence - including evidence of similar previous convictions - should, in principle, be admissible. Included with the report is a draft Bill which would give effect to the recommendations by replacing the present law with a clear and coherent statutory framework for the admission of all relevant evidence in criminal proceedings.
Author : Scottish Law Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Discussion Paper on Rape and Other Sexual Offences written by Scottish Law Commission and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This discussion paper sets out the Commission's proposals for reform of the law relating to rape and other sexual offences, for consultation purposes (responses by 1 May 2006). Topics discussed include: the protection of sexual autonomy and the issue of consent; sexual assaults; offences based on a protective principle, including offences involving children under 16 years, persons with mental disorders, and abuse of trust; offences based on public morality; the law of evidence concerning proof of sexual offences; and compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Author : Evan Stark
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195384040
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Coercive Control written by Evan Stark and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on cases, Stark identifies the problems with our current approach to domestic violence, outlines the components of coercive control, and then uses this alternate framework to analyse the cases of battered women charged with criminal offenses directed at their abusers.
Author : Scottish Law Commission
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Discussion Paper on Similar Fact Evidence and the Moorov Doctrine written by Scottish Law Commission and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report considers the admissibility of evidence of bad character or of previous convictions, and of similar fact evidence; and the Moorov doctrine. Bad character evidence is defined by its simple English language meaning. Similar fact evidence is taken to mean "evidence that the accused has, before or after the facts alleged in the instant charge, acted in a similar way to that charged." It would accordingly include evidence of the accused person's previous convictions. The Moorov doctrine represents what might at first sight appear to be an exception to the Scottish law requirement of corroboration by permitting the credible but uncorroborated evidence of a single witness to an offence to corroborate, and to be corroborated by, the credible but uncorroborated evidence of a single witness to another offence. Such mutual corroboration is only permitted where the crimes are sufficiently connected in time, character and circumstance, and what constitutes a sufficient connection has been the matter of extensive discussion in the courts. This report also considers the related doctrine first identified by the High Court in Howden v M Advocate. This doctrine recognises that where a jury is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that two offences, libelled together in the same indictment, must have been committed by the same person, they may rely upon the corroborated evidence of identity in relation to one charge to support conviction in relation to the other (in respect of which there would otherwise be insufficient evidence of identity).
Author : James Chalmers
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474407803
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Scottish Evidence Law Essentials written by James Chalmers and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the law of evidence operates within Scotland, and in the larger context of UK and European laws of evidence.The new edition has been updated to take account of case law developments since the last edition, plus the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2014, the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and changes made to the law on vulnerable witnesses by the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014. Helpful student features include Essential Facts and Essential Cases for each chapter.
Author : John W Keddie
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 132679213X
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (267 download)
Download or read book A Divided Church written by John W Keddie and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Divided Church is an account of the division that took place in the Free Church of Scotland, a conservative evangelical and reformed church, in the year 2000. The story is told of events that led to the division and the perceived inadequacies of procedures in church and state which impacted upon events leading up to the division. The book is written from the perspective of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing), the smaller part of the divided Church. It is a story that requires to be told and it is written with care and conciseness by the lecturer in Church History and Church Principles at the Seminary of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing).
Author : Shona Wilson Stark
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509906924
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Work of the British Law Commissions written by Shona Wilson Stark and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-13 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law Commission (of England and Wales) and the Scottish Law Commission were both established in 1965 to promote the reform of the laws of their respective jurisdictions. Since then, they have each produced hundreds of reports across many areas of law. They are independent of government yet rely on governmental funding and governmental approval of their proposed projects. They also rely on both government and Parliament (and, occasionally, the courts or other bodies) to implement their proposals. This book examines the tension between independence and implementation and recommends how a balance can best be struck. It proposes how the Commissions should choose their projects given that their duties outweigh their resources, and how we should assess the success, or otherwise, of their output. Countries around the world have created law reform bodies in the Commissions' image. They may wish to reflect on the GB Commissions' responses to the changes and challenges they have faced to reappraise their own law reform machinery. Equally, the GB Commissions may seek inspiration from other commissions' experiences. The world the GB Commissions inhabit now is very different from when they were established. They have evolved to remain relevant in the face of devolution, the UK's changing relationship with the European Union, increasing pressure for accountability and decreasing funding. Further changes to secure the future of independent law reform are advanced in this book.
Author : Matthew Dyson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849468591
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)
Download or read book Fifty Years of the Law Commissions written by Matthew Dyson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together past and present law commissioners, judges, practitioners, academics and law reformers to analyse the past, present and future of the Law Commissions in the United Kingdom and beyond. Its internationally recognised authors bring a wealth of experience and insight into how and why law reform does and should take place, covering statutory and non-statutory reform from national and international perspectives. The chapters of the book developed from papers given at a conference to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Law Commissions Act 1965.
Author : James Chalmers
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748698175
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Evidence Essentials written by James Chalmers and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From confessions and character evidence to judicial admissions and conducting a trial, Evidence Essentials will guide you through the law of evidence in Scotland - the ideal text for new students and for that all-important exam revision. Now in its third edition, you can be sure that the book is totally up-to-date. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help you to identify, understand and remember the key elements.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (51 download)
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Author : Peter Charleton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 152651818X
Total Pages : 1401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Charleton and McDermott's Criminal Law and Evidence written by Peter Charleton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 1401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of what was in 1999 an acclaimed work, has been completely rewritten. In approaching this, the authors have considerably increased the analysis of the theoretical aspects of criminal law and strengthened citations of academic literature and comparative case law while keeping the narrative concise and focused for easy use by practitioners. Key benefits to readers include a complete overview of criminal law theory; a new series of chapters on the law of evidence as it applies in the fraught circumstances of a criminal trial; a much more analytical approach to the general part and to criminal defences; and the comprehensive coverage of all the major, and many minor, areas of indictable crime. Since the last edition, commentary and case law on sexual offences has proliferated as have legislative interventions; a completely new scheme for dealing with property offences was necessitated by a series of recent statutes; company law and competition offences have assumed a greater significance; and the range of offences covered has had to be increased in order to ensure a comprehensive coverage of this most sensitive and politically charged aspect of law.
Author : Marilyn McMahon
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811506531
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Criminalising Coercive Control written by Marilyn McMahon and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book considers whether coercive control (particularly non-physical forms of family violence) should be prohibited by the criminal law. Based on the premise that traditional understandings of family violence are severely limited, it considers whether the core of family violence is power-based controlling or coercive behavior: attempts by men to psychologically dominate their partners. Such behavior can cause significant psychological, physical and economic harms to victims and is increasingly recognized as a form of human rights abuse. The book considers the new offences that have been introduced in England and Wales (controlling or coercive behavior), Ireland (controlling behavior) and Scotland (domestic abuse). It invites consideration of three key questions: Do conventional criminal laws adequately regulate non-physical abuse? Is the criminal law an appropriate mechanism for responding to the coercive control of family members? And if a new and distinctive offence is warranted, what is the optimal form of that offence? This ground-breaking work is essential reading for researchers and practitioners interested in coercive control and the proper role of the criminal law as a mechanism for regulating family violence.
Author : Bloomsbury Professional
Publisher : Bloomsbury Professional
ISBN 13 : 9781845925475
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (254 download)
Download or read book Criminal Evidence and Procedure written by Bloomsbury Professional and published by Bloomsbury Professional. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Author : Westmarland, Nicole
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847426212
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)
Download or read book International Approaches to Rape written by Westmarland, Nicole and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Approaches to Rape gives an overview of rape law and policy in nine different countries, including the United States and Canada. Many governments have begun to take rape more seriously than in the past and have started to implement wide-ranging reforms; this book describes those reforms and assesses the degree to which they have been successful. Introducing readers to various national perspectives on rape, the contributors outline a comparative approach that highlights the similarities and differences between countries, contexts, laws, issues, policies, and interventions.
Author : Matthew Lippman
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483388557
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Criminal Evidence written by Matthew Lippman and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and comprehensive introduction to the law of evidence, Criminal Evidence takes an active learning approach to help readers apply evidence law to real-life cases. Bestselling author Matthew Lippman, a professor of criminal law and criminal procedure for over 25 years, creates an engaging and accessible experience for students from a public policy perspective through a multitude of contemporary examples and factual case scenarios that illustrate the application of the law of evidence. Highlighting the theme of a balancing of interests in the law of evidence, readers are asked to apply a more critical examination of the use of evidence in the judicial system. The structure of the criminal justice system and coverage of the criminal investigative process is also introduced to readers.
Author : Great Britain. Home Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Criminal Justice written by Great Britain. Home Office and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With overall crime levels still significantly higher than 20 years ago, the increasingly pervasive and corrosive effects of crime on British society demand a criminal justice system (CJS) that is fair, effective and swift.
