Children and cross-examination : time to change the rules /
Children and cross-examination : time to change the rules /
edited by John R. Spencer and Michael E. Lamb.
- xxii, 291 pages ; 24 cm
Includes the Pigot Report (Report of the Advisory Group on Video Evidence, 1989).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Prelims -- Contributors -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Introduction -- 'Kicking and Screaming': The Slow Road to Best Evidence -- Alternative Routes: Other Accusatorial Jurisdictions on the Slow Road to Best Evidence -- Children's Evidence in Legal Proceedings -- The Position in Western Australia -- Cross-Examining the Child Complainant: Rights, Innovations and Unfounded Fears in the Australian Context -- An Idea Whose Time has Come: The Reform of Criminal Procedure for Child Witnesses in New Zealand -- Child Witnesses in Austria -- The Position in Norway. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
1849463077 9781849463072
Child witnesses--Great Britain
Child witnesses.
Cross-examination--Great Britain
Cross-examination
KD
347.41066083
Includes the Pigot Report (Report of the Advisory Group on Video Evidence, 1989).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Prelims -- Contributors -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Introduction -- 'Kicking and Screaming': The Slow Road to Best Evidence -- Alternative Routes: Other Accusatorial Jurisdictions on the Slow Road to Best Evidence -- Children's Evidence in Legal Proceedings -- The Position in Western Australia -- Cross-Examining the Child Complainant: Rights, Innovations and Unfounded Fears in the Australian Context -- An Idea Whose Time has Come: The Reform of Criminal Procedure for Child Witnesses in New Zealand -- Child Witnesses in Austria -- The Position in Norway. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
1849463077 9781849463072
Child witnesses--Great Britain
Child witnesses.
Cross-examination--Great Britain
Cross-examination
KD
347.41066083