Andrew L T Choo

Abuse of Process and Judicial Stays of Criminal Proceedings

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The criminal courts have the power to stop a prosecution from proceeding altogether where it would be inappropriate for it to continue. This power to stay proceedings which constitute an abuse of the process of the court has assumed great practical significance and is potentially applicable in many situations. There is at least one consideration of the abuse of process doctrine in virtually every major criminal trial today. This fully updated second edition of Abuse of Process and Judicial Stays of Criminal Proceedings blends doctrinal discussion with a thorough consideration of the underlying theory to provide a searching analysis of the theory and practice of abuse of process in England and Wales, with comparative examinations of many other jurisdictions including The USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. This edition focuses in particular upon the profound impact of the European Convention on Human Rights in this area.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780199280834
• ISBN-10: 0199280835
• Artikelnr.: 23089479

Autorenporträt

Andrew L.-T. Choo is Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and a barrister at Matrix Chambers, London. He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Evidence and Proof.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Cases
Table of Statutory Material
1: The Abuse of Process Doctrine and Criminal Justice
2: Prosecutorial Manipulation or Misuse of Process
3: Delay, Lost or Destroyed Evidence, and Adverse Publicity
4: Police Misconduct at the Investigatory Stage
5: Entrapment
6: Procedural Issues
7: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index