Human Rights and Criminal Justice

This detailed guide shows how criminal law and practice is affected by the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law under the Human Rights Act 1998. Wide ranging implications include the investigation of crime, court procedure, evidence, sentencing, appeals and the rights of victims. Taking criminal lawyers and the judiciary systematically through these changes, it presents a thoughtful and in-depth examination of the consequences for both the substantive law and criminal procedure. * A clear guide for all criminal lawyers showing how their work is affected by the Human Rights considerations