The Integrity of Criminal Process
Title | The Integrity of Criminal Process PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Hunter |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 445 |
Release | 2016-08-11 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1782255710 |
Criminal proceedings, it is often now said, ought to be conducted with integrity. But what, exactly, does it mean for criminal process to have, or to lack, 'integrity'? Is integrity in this sense merely an aspirational normative ideal, with possibly diffuse influence on conceptions of professional responsibility? Or is it also a juridical concept with robust institutional purchase and enforceable practical consequences in criminal litigation? The 16 new essays contained in this collection, written by prominent legal scholars and criminologists from Australia, Hong Kong, the UK and the USA, engage systematically with - and seek to generate further debate about - the theoretical and practical significance of 'integrity' at all stages of the criminal process. Reflecting the flexibility and scope of a putative 'integrity principle', the essays range widely over many of the most hotly contested issues in contemporary criminal justice theory, policy and practice, including: the ethics of police investigations, charging practice and discretionary enforcement; prosecutorial independence, policy and operational decision-making; plea bargaining; the perils of witness coaching and accomplice testimony; expert evidence; doctrines of admissibility and abuse of process; lay participation in criminal adjudication; the role of remorse in criminal trials; the ethics of appellate judgment writing; innocence projects; and state compensation for miscarriages of justice.
Achieving Justice
Title | Achieving Justice PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Amer Bar Assn |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781590316689 |
United States Attorneys' Manual
Title | United States Attorneys' Manual PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Department of Justice |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Justice, Administration of |
ISBN |
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Title | Model Rules of Professional Conduct PDF eBook |
Author | American Bar Association. House of Delegates |
Publisher | American Bar Association |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781590318737 |
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
ABA Standards for Criminal Justice
Title | ABA Standards for Criminal Justice PDF eBook |
Author | American Bar Association |
Publisher | |
Pages | 151 |
Release | 1999-01-01 |
Genre | Criminal justice, Administration of |
ISBN | 9781570737138 |
"Project of the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Standards Committee, Criminal Justice Section"--T.p. verso.
The Criminal Process
Title | The Criminal Process PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Ashworth |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN |
In recent years the English criminal justice system has been shaken by certain notorious cases such as the Guildford Four, the Birmingham Six, and the Cardiff Three. The quashing of convictions in these and other cases has brought to public notice the structural deficiencies which exist in the criminal justice system. In this book Professor Ashworth addresses one of the most controversial areas of the entire criminal process: the pre-trial stage. Taking as his starting point the detention of suspects in police custody, the author examines six key issues in the pre-trial process: the questioning of suspects, cautioning of offenders, prosecutorial review, remand decisions, mode of trial decisions, and plea bargaining. Drawing upon empirical research, substantive law, and official guidance, the author considers how the rights of victims and defendants are promoted within the system, and in particular considers the potential impact of the European Convention of Human Rights on the administration of criminal justice in England and Wales. The recommendations of the 1993 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice are critically appraised.
Judicial Responses to Pre-Trial Procedural Violations in International Criminal Proceedings
Title | Judicial Responses to Pre-Trial Procedural Violations in International Criminal Proceedings PDF eBook |
Author | Kelly Pitcher |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 574 |
Release | 2017-12-14 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9462652198 |
This book provides an in-depth examination of the judicial response at the internationalcriminal tribunals (ICTs) to the violation of procedural standards in thepre-trial phase of proceedings. It does so against the backdrop of the assumption thatcertain particularities of international criminal proceedings may warrant a differentapproach to the matter than at the national level. By reference to relevant human rights standards and to national criminal procedure,as well as to theoretical accounts of the judicial response to pre-trial procedural violations,this book assesses the ICTs’ law and practice in this regard, thereby identifyingpoints of concern and making suggestions for improvement. In doing so, it considersthe most suitable rationale for responding to procedural violations committed in thepre-trial phase of international criminal proceedings and the merits of judicial discretionin this context, as well as the impact of certain particularities of such proceedingson the determination of how to address procedural violations. The book is intended for academics and practitioners in the field of (international)criminal law who want to gain a deeper understanding of the possible impact ofpre- trial procedural violations on criminal proceedings. Kelly Pitcher is Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at LeidenUniversity in The Netherlands.