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S/L/67. Government reforms on law of evidence and Human Rights Act

WORDS:: 4900
DATE:: 2004
PRICE:: 49.99 GBP

Since 2000, there has been a tension in the law of evidence between the effect of the Human Rights Act and the Governments moves to propose or introduce legislative reforms that erode the rights of the accused person. This paper will examine the extent to which the courts can interpret the law of evidence in a way that balances parliamentary sovereignty and human rights. The focus will be on reverse onuses, sexual history evidence and bad character evidence, with particular emphasis on Criminal Justice Act 2003.

KEYWORDS: l, government, reforms, law, evidence, human, rights, act,