Human Rights in Criminal Law (Criminal Practice Series) - Softcover

Benjamin Newton; Ben Douglas-Jones KC; Paul Mason; Daniel Bunting

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526519518 ISBN 13: 9781526519511

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (UK), 2023

Synopsis

The law of human rights permeates every area of law. This title focuses on the impact of human rights law at every stage of the criminal process. It addresses the principal human rights issues that apply during an investigation and prior to a suspect knowing that they are a suspect, powers of arrest and search, and treatment at the police station. It considers every stage of the criminal process, including appeal before the domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights.
Part 1 covers the fundamental principles of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 and their application in domestic law, particularly in relation to criminal appeals, as well as taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights. Parts 2 to 4 address the three broad phases of a criminal case investigation, pre-trial and trial providing an analysis of human rights law as it applies in each phase.
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the often complex interactions between criminal law and human rights; with a wide range of experienced contributors drawn from the legal profession and academia, under the general editorship of Ben Douglas-Jones KC, Daniel Bunting, Paul Mason and Benjamin Newton.

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About the Author

Ben Douglas-Jones KC is a barrister at 5 Paper Buildings in London. He is also an attorney-at-law in Grenada, with rights of audience in the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal, a Deputy High Court Judge, Recorder of the Crown Court and Master of the Bench (Gray's Inn). He specialises in human rights, human trafficking and modern slavery, appeals, complex fraud, homicide, serious crime and regulatory law, including consumer and intellectual property. His human rights and appellate practice has seen him appear in many recent leading cases concerning human trafficking and refugees, and human rights in financial crime, including special court cases before three successive Lords Chief Justices. Chambers and Partners describes him as “An extremely talented barrister with exceptionally broad knowledge of the law, who can juggle the preparation of multiple complex cases concurrently.” Ben co-wrote the Crown Prosecution Service and Law Society Guidance on human trafficking and immigration crime and Judicial College Guidance on trafficking. He is a contributing editor of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Law and Practice, Southwell, Brewer and Douglas-Jones KC, Bloomsbury Professional, 2018 (1st Ed) and 2020 (2nd ed) and an author of Blackstone's Guide to the Consumer Rights Act 2015. He provides domestic and international training on human rights in the context of judicial, practitioner and regulatory compliance training and has provided evidence to governmental committees on trafficking and transparency of supply chains. Ben has been a Gray's Inn advocacy trainer for many years.<br /><br />Daniel Bunting is an experienced criminal barrister acting for both the prosecution and defence. He also practices in immigration and public law. His practice often involves the practical application of human rights principles in a variety of different settings. He is an experienced writer and has written a number of articles for a variety of lay and professional publications and journals. He sits as an Immigration Judge in the First tier Tribunal and is a member of the Parole Board.<br /><br />Dr Paul Mason<br/><br/>Paul's interdisciplinary practice spans a number of Chambers' practice areas. In particular, serious crime, media law, international crime and public law. This includes judicial review challenges in a criminal justice context; acting for media organisations and journalists in cases concerning free speech and defending those exercising their right to protest. Before being called to the Bar, Paul was a researcher in the Public Law Team at the Law Commission. He was also Director of Postgraduate Research and Senior Lecturer in the Cardiff School of Journalism Previously, he was a Reader in Criminology He is widely published, including four books and numerous journal articles and book chapters.<br /><br />Benjamin Newton of Doughty Street Chambers is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2014 as a leading junior in Crime (London). He has appeared in many high profile cases, including the incursion into the 2012 University Boat Race (R v Trenton Oldfield). As an author he has previously contributed chapters to Human Rights in the Investigation and Prosecution of Crime, edited by Jonathan Cooper OBE and Madeleine Colvin (OUP 2009), and Taylor on Criminal Appeals (OUP 2012).

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (UK)
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526519518
• ISBN 13: 9781526519511
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 632