| Silence, Confessions, and Improperly Obtained Evidence ( Omocl&j) Contributor(s): Mirfield, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198262698 ISBN-13: 9780198262695 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $232.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: This important new book examines in some detail the law relating to confessions, unlawful evidence, and the "right to silence" in the police station. Peter Mirfield also looks closely at the principles behind this branch of the law. In addition to his thorough examination of the English position, he considers several alternative approaches--namely, those taken by Scottish, Irish, Australian, Canadian, and American legal systems. There is no other book written in English that affords such a systematic treatment on this subject. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General - Law | Civil Procedure |
| Dewey: 347.410 |
| LCCN: 97028130 |
| Lexile Measure: 1690 |
| Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law & Criminal Justice |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.46" W x 9.5" (1.74 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This important new book examines in some detail the law relating to confessions, unlawful evidence, and the right to silence in the police station. Peter Mirfield also looks closely at the principles behind this branch of the law. In addition to his thorough examination of the English position, he considers several alternative approaches--namely, those taken by Scottish, Irish, Australian, Canadian, and American legal systems. There is no other book written in English that affords such a systematic treatment on this subject. |