Responsibility

J. R. Spencer, Rhona Flin

Author

Spencer, J.R.

Flin, Rhona

Location

London

Publisher

Blackstone Press Limited

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Physical Description

xvii, 362 pages.

ISBN

0 85431 040 2

Subjects

Witnesses - criminal procedure - children

Evidence - children

Contents

1. Introduction 2. An Outline of the English and Scottish Legal System 3. The Concept of Evidence 4. The Competency Requirement 5. The Accusatorial System 6. The Rule Against Hearsay 7. Videotapes 8. Corroboration 9. Expert Assistance 10. A Criticisme of the Basic Rules of Evidence 11. The Child Witness: Ingenious or Ingenuous? A Review of the Psychological Evidence 12. The Case for Change 13. The Evidence of Children in Other Legal Systems 14. Proposal for Reform References Index

Notes

Includes Table of Cases Includes Statutes Includes Index

Call Number

KF 9672 S42 1990

Location

Fredericton

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