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Human rights and criminal justice, by Ben Emmerson, Andrew Ashworth, Alison Macdonald ; with Andrew L-T Choo, Mark Summers

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Human rights and criminal justice

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by Ben Emmerson, Andrew Ashworth, Alison Macdonald ; with Andrew L-T Choo, Mark Summers

"'Human rights and criminal justice' provides a full and systematic analysis of the impact of UK human rights law on both the substantive criminal law and criminal procedure. It examines first the applicable human rights principles before moving on to consider their impact on specific areas, including the investigation of crime, court procedure, evidence, standards of proof, sentencing, appeals and the rights of victims"--provided by publisher

Part I. General principles. -- The European Convention on Human Rights. -- Principles of interpretation. -- The Human Rights Act 1998. -- The definition of a criminal charge. -- Part II. Investigation and pre-trial procedure. -- Arrest and detention. -- Entry, search and seizure. -- Covert investigation and entrapment. -- Bail. -- Issues in pre-trial procedure. -- Special procedures for terrorist cases. -- Part III. Evidence and procedure at trial. -- Procedural principles. -- Admissibility of evidence. -- Self-incrimination and the exclusion of evidence. -- The course of evidence. -- Burden and standard of proof. -- Part IV. Criminal law and positive obligations. -- Retrospectivity and the principle of legal certainty. -- Issues of criminal responsibility. -- The substantive criminal law. -- The rights of victims of crime. -- Part V. Sentencing, appeals and release from custody. -- Sentencing. -- Appeals. -- Release from custody