Criminal Evidence and Human Rights

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Criminal Evidence and Human Rights offers Canadian readers valuable exposure to the theory and practice of criminal procedure throughout the common law world, where similar questions about the recognition of human rights in criminal trials are being confronted. The book could, however, just as easily be picked up and appreciated by scholars in other common law or (in recognition of the increasing internationalization of evidence law) civil law jurisdictions, regardless of whether readers are interested in criminal procedure, evidence law, constitutional law or human rights law. Criminal Evidence and Human Rights advances many of the major debates that are currently taking place in these fields and is, therefore, a worthwhile read for anyone who seeks to participate in or to influence these important conversations. -- Mike Madden * Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Volume 50 * [A] superb [example] of how edited collections should be done... streets ahead of the guesswork that passed as scholarship in the early days of HRA area studies.... [A]lso very well produced... and with a series of chapters on key aspects of the subject by scholars who know their subjects inside out: Andrew Ashworth on the exclusion of evidence; Craig Callen and Paul Roberts each with a chapter on evidence law... To continue its upper trajectory the HRA needs not just the public lawyers but also scholars of the common law and of criminal procedure and evidence to take it seriously. These books prove that the best of them already do. -- Conor Gearty * Public Law * It would be difficult to identify any major criticisms of Criminal Evidence and Human Rights.... [It] offers readers valuable exposure to both the theory and practice of criminal procedure - in its quest to recognize human rights at criminal trials - throughout the common law world where similar questions are being confronted. However, the book could just as easily be picked up and appreciated by scholars in other common law, or (in recognition of the increasing internationalisation of evidence law) civil law jurisdictions, regardless of whether readers are interested in criminal procedure, evidence law, constitutional law, or human rights law. Criminal Evidence and Human Rights advances many of the major debates that are currently taking place in these fields, and is therefore a worthwhile read for anyone who seeks to participate in or influence these important conversations. -- Mike Madden * Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Volume 50:4 * [The book] comprises 16 chapters written by some of the most renowned authorities on criminal procedure and evidence in the common law world [and] the collection, as a whole, makes an important contribution to the existing body of literature. -- Richard Glover * Criminal Law Review *