1st Edition
Unsafety, Uncertainty and Risk in Appeals Against Conviction in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division
By Paul Dargue
Copyright 2027
142 Pages
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Routledge
This book examines the decision-making of the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, of England and Wales in appeals against conviction through the lens of risk. This is achieved by normative evaluation of the concept of risk and how it is tolerated within the wider criminal justice system, and the implications of that tolerance for the Court of Appeal. This analysis involves consideration of recent... Read more
Introduction; 1. The England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division); 2. Uncertainty, Unsafety, and Risk; 3. A Year in the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): Taking Risks January – December 2024; 4. Proposals for Reform; 5. Conclusion; 6. Bibliography
Biography
Paul Dargue is an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University School of Law, Northumbria University, UK. His research interests are in criminal law, criminal evidence, the criminal appeal system, and public law.
