State Compensation for Criminal Injuries
Published on 1. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
346 pages
978-1-85431-505-2 (ISBN)
Description
With effect from 1st April 1996, the Government intends thats the new tariff-based scheme for compensating victims of crimes of violence will come into force. This scheme, authorized by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995, replaces the common law basis of assessment used under the old scheme, and greatly reduces the discretion formerly exercised by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
The new book deals with the new scheme's procedures, conditions of eligibility, the definition of criminal injury, the range of qualifying, injuries and of eligible persons and the assessment of compensation. operation since 1964. Full statutory and related texts are also included.
The new book deals with the new scheme's procedures, conditions of eligibility, the definition of criminal injury, the range of qualifying, injuries and of eligible persons and the assessment of compensation. operation since 1964. Full statutory and related texts are also included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 pp tables
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85431-505-2 (9781854315052)
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Person
David Miers is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Professional Legal Studies at Cardiff Law School.
Content
Creating the criminal injuries compensation scheme; applications and awards; hearing, reviews and appeals; criminal injuries: victimizing events; defining and proving a personal injury; eligible persons; eligibility; assessment of compensation; deductions; appendices.