Children and Cross-Examination : Time to Change the Rules?.

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In 1989, the Pigot Committee proposed a scheme in which the whole of a young child's evidence, cross-examination and all, would be obtained out of court and in advance of trial. The scheme has been implemented in full in Western Australia, but not in the UK. These essays examine this, and simil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Spencer, John R.
Other Authors: Lamb, Michael E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Hart, 2012.
Subjects:
Child witnesses > Great Britain.
Child witnesses.
Cross-examination > Great Britain.
Cross-examination.
Enfants témoins > Grande-Bretagne.
Enfants témoins.
Contre-interrogatoire > Grande-Bretagne.
Contre-interrogatoire.
Criminal procedure: law of evidence.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Child witnesses
Cross-examination
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Prelims; Contributors; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; 1. Introduction; 2. 'Kicking and Screaming': The Slow Road to Best Evidence; 3. Alternative Routes: Other Accusatorial Jurisdictions on the Slow Road to Best Evidence; 4. Children's Evidence in Legal Proceedings
  • The Position in Western Australia; 5. Cross-Examining the Child Complainant: Rights, Innovations and Unfounded Fears in the Australian Context; 6. An Idea Whose Time has Come: The Reform of Criminal Procedure for Child Witnesses in New Zealand; 7. Child Witnesses in Austria; 8. The Position in Norway.
  • 9. ConclusionsReport of The Advisory Group on Video Evidence; Index.

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