The Principles of Criminal Evidence (Clarendon Law Series) - Hardcover

Zuckerman, A. A. S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198761031 ISBN 13: 9780198761037

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1989

Synopsis

The law of criminal evidence has a cohesion of principles which requires its separate treatment. Like any procedure for determining the truth about events, it has to be evaluated by reference to its structure and its general principles. This introductory textbook on the law of criminal evidence explains that its central feature is the continual search for a balance between competing demands, the first of which is the desire to discover the truth. This desire assumes a special significance in the criminal trial where it reflects the powerful public interest in bringing offenders to justice. The second principle is the protection of the innocent from conviction, which finds expression in several rules such as the requirement of proof beyond reasonable doubt and the rule excluding evidence which may create prejudice against the second. The third principle is that of maintaining standards of propriety in the criminal process. The latter underpins the privilege against self-incrimination, affects the procedure for obtaining confessions and influences the court's attitude to improperly obtained evidence.

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About the Author

Paul Roberts, Professor of Criminal Jurisprudence, University of Nottingham, Adrian Zuckerman, Professor of Civil Procedure, University of Oxford

Paul Roberts, Professor of Criminal Jurisprudence, University of Nottingham

Adrian Zuckerman, Professor of Civil Procedure, University of Oxford

Review

"What is particularly impressive about this book is the depth of the authors' scholarly investigation and critical awareness of the subject." The Times Higher Education Supplement, May 2005

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0198761031
• ISBN 13: 9780198761037
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 408