Research Catalog

Title

Hearsay and confrontation in criminal trials / Andrew L.-T. Choo.

Author

Choo, Andrew L.-T.

Publication

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

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Description

xxix, 236 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

The law of criminal hearsay is one of the most controversial and topical areas of English law today. Following closely on the heels of the publication of the Law Commission's consultation paper on criminal hearsay, this timely book takes a critical look at the operation of the hearsay rule in criminal trials on indictment in England. In addition, an examination of the legal position in a number of other jurisdictions (especially Canada, Australia, and the United States) is undertaken at appropriate points in the text. The author examines possible rationales for the hearsay rule, challenging traditional notions that the rule in criminal proceedings exists simply to safeguard the reliability of evidence. A critical review of some of the relevant psychological research is also undertaken. Included in the book, too, is a discussion of some possible options for reform, including the suggestions made by the Law Commission in its consultation paper.

Series Statement

[Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice]

Uniform Title

Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice

Subject

• Evidence, Hearsay > Great Britain
• Evidence, Hearsay
• Evidence, Criminal > Great Britain
• Evidence, Criminal

Note

• Series statement from jacket.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-229) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. The Rule against Hearsay in Criminal Trials -- 2. The Rationales for the Rule -- 3. The Hearsay Rule in Operation (and Inoperation) -- 4. Implied Assertions -- 5. Common Law Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule -- 6. Statutory Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule -- 7. Reform Options -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix A: US Federal Rules of Evidence -- Appendix B: Evidence Act 1995 (Commonwealth of Australia) -- Appendix C: Law Commission Consultation Paper -- Suggestions for Reform.

ISBN

0198258917

LCCN

^^^96160585^

OCLC

• 34990466
• SCSB-10495459

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library