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Global Perspectives on the Law of Disclosure book cover

1st Edition

Global Perspectives on the Law of Disclosure

Edited By Ed Johnston, Tom Smith Copyright 2027
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge
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This collection presents a comparative assessment of issues impacting disclosure of criminal evidence in a range of international jurisdictions. The book introduces the major features driving disclosure practice in a mixture of common and civil law countries from across the world, including the global north and south and drawn from an extensive range of collaborators. This wide breadth of... Read more

Introduction: Global Perspectives on the Law of Disclosure
Ed Johnston and Tom Smith

PART 1: COMMON LAW SYSTEMS

1. The Law of Disclosure in England and Wales: The Fisher Review and the Way Forward
Ed Johnston and Tom Smith

2. Disclosure in Criminal Cases: Ireland
Yvonne Daly and Liz Heffernan

3. The Law of Disclosure: Canada
Simon NM Young and Ngai On Young

4. The Law of Disclosure: Jamaica
Dominic Carrington

5. The Law of Disclosure in Hong Kong: The Right to Silence and Adversarial Fairness
Luke Marsh and Aaron H.L. Wong

PART 2: CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS

6. Neither Encouraged nor Prohibited: The Law of Disclosure in Belgium, the Right to an Effective Defence and Suggestions for Reform
Ashlee Beazley and Rani Van de Gaer

7. The Law of Disclosure: Portugal
Raquel Cardoso and Rogério Osório

8. The Law of Disclosure: The Netherlands
Marianne Lochs

9. The Law of Disclosure: Greece
Chara Chioni-Chotouman

10. The Law of Disclosure: Western Balkans
Nita Shala

11. Pre-trial Evidence Disclosure in China: The Defence’s Challenges in Accessing Criminal Investigative Dossiers
Yu Mou

Biography

Ed Johnston is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Procedure and the Faculty Research Lead at the University of Northampton, UK. Ed has published in various criminal justice journals, including the Criminal Law Review, the International Journal of Evidence and Proof and the Journal of Criminal Law. Ed’s research interests include disclosure, the role of the defence lawyer, the demise of adversarialism and fair trial rights.

Tom Smith is Associate Professor in Law at the University of the West of England (UWE), UK. His research focuses on suspect and defendant rights, pre-trial detention and bail, open justice, and neurodivergence in the criminal justice system. He is the Founder and Joint Co-Ordinator of the Neurodivergence in Criminal Justice Network (NICJN), a group of academics, practitioners and community members promoting research and knowledge exchange, and evidence-led practice.

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