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The Trial on Trial: Volume 3: Towards a Normative Theory of the Criminal Trial

The Trial on Trial: Volume 3: Towards a Normative Theory of the Criminal Trial

Hardcover

General Law

ISBN10: 1841136980
ISBN13: 9781841136981
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: Nov 20 2007
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

The criminal trial is under attack. Traditional principles have been challenged or eroded; in England and Wales the right to trial by jury has been restricted and rules concerning bad character evidence, double jeopardy and the right to silence have been substantially altered to rebalance the system in favour of victims. In the pursuit of security, particularly from terrorism, the right to a fair trial has been denied to some altogether. In fact trials have for a long time been an infrequent occurrence, most criminal convictions being the consequence of a guilty plea. Moreover, while this very public struggle over the future of the criminal trial is conducted, there is also a less publicly observed controversy about the significance of trials in modern society. Trials are under normative attack, their value being doubted by those who seek different kinds of process - conciliatory or restorative - to address the needs of victims and move away from the imposition of state power through trials and punishments.


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