Books in the Criminal Law Library series

This book argues that before defining each aspect of self-defence it is imperative to determine the proper rationale for self-defence.

This book considers changes to homicide law in various jurisdictions worldwide to provide a lively and informative resource for scholars and students.

This book elucidates the meaning of the fair trial and challenges the conventional approach to the analysis of criminal procedure.

This book examines the attitudinal problems which bedevil the 'justice gap' in sexual assault cases and possible strategies for addressing them.

This is the second edition of John Spencer's now well established book which seeks to explain this complex area of law for the benefit of members of judges, criminal practitioners and academics teaching the law of evidence.

This book investigates the supposed justifications for limitation of the presumption of innocence by analysing its history, rationale and scope.

This invaluable reference book lays out the whole coronial process providing the reader with practical guidance of this fast developing area of law.

This book is designed to provide all those who work in the Crown Courts - judges, administrators, barristers and solicitors - with a one-stop guide to the day-to-day practical problems that arise both before and during trial.

This book examines the operation of the privilege against self-incrimination in England and Wales, paying particular attention to the influence of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 on the development of the principle.

This book provides a section-by-section commentary on the relevant provisions of the Act, discussing the case-law that had interpreted them. The commentary has been revised in light of the new developments arising from several new leading cases.

The Article 6 fair trial rights are the most heavily-litigated Convention rights before the Strasbourg Court, generating a large and complex body of case law. This book provides an innovative and critical analysis of Strasbourg's Article 6 case law.