Add to ORKGThis research focuses on whether the right to silence should have been abolished. The ‘right to silence’ means that a suspect can say ‘no comment’ to all questions when accused of committing a crime. The suspect will therefore incur no penalty at trial, meaning their silence cannot be used as evidence against them. However, the UK law allows silence to go against the accused. A suspect is therefore expected to reveal their case at interview, but there is no corresponding duty on the police to reveal theirs. The EU says this goes against the presumption that a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. The principle that a prosecution must prove the defendant’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt, without assistance from the accused, has also been u...
It is an undeniable fact that dispensation of justice is the primary objective of every legal system...
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for ...
This thesis studies the right to silence and proposes restricting the right to pre-trial silence in ...
The right to silence, or the privilege against self-incrimination, has long been recognised as an im...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
As the European Court of Human Rights has come to qualify the privilege against self-incrimination a...
The right to silence is both a fundamental and a controversial element of the legal process. Suspect...
For years, there have been threats to repeal the Human Rights Act and, with Brexit looming, it appea...
This paper shows that innocent suspects benefit from exercising the right to silence in criminal pro...
The so-called right to silence ia a two-fold : in relation to the pre-trial stage (out-of-court) sil...
It has been held that the right of silence is implicit in the right to a fair trial expressed in the...
In response to problems encountered in the administration of justice in Northern Ireland, the Britis...
This article is about the right to remain silent within Belgium. Although the right has always been ...
It is commonly understood that an arrested person has a right to remain silent and that the governme...
It is an undeniable fact that dispensation of justice is the primary objective of every legal system...
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for ...
This thesis studies the right to silence and proposes restricting the right to pre-trial silence in ...
The right to silence, or the privilege against self-incrimination, has long been recognised as an im...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
The right to silence, or privilege against self-incrimination, which is protected by the common law,...
As the European Court of Human Rights has come to qualify the privilege against self-incrimination a...
The right to silence is both a fundamental and a controversial element of the legal process. Suspect...
For years, there have been threats to repeal the Human Rights Act and, with Brexit looming, it appea...
This paper shows that innocent suspects benefit from exercising the right to silence in criminal pro...
The so-called right to silence ia a two-fold : in relation to the pre-trial stage (out-of-court) sil...
It has been held that the right of silence is implicit in the right to a fair trial expressed in the...
In response to problems encountered in the administration of justice in Northern Ireland, the Britis...
This article is about the right to remain silent within Belgium. Although the right has always been ...
It is commonly understood that an arrested person has a right to remain silent and that the governme...
It is an undeniable fact that dispensation of justice is the primary objective of every legal system...
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for ...
This thesis studies the right to silence and proposes restricting the right to pre-trial silence in ...