Fairness in Criminal Justice - Golden Threads and Pragmatic Patches

In the 2016 Hamlyn Lectures, Chief Justice of New Zealand, Dame Sian Elias critiques recent changes in criminal justice systems.

List of contents

1. 'Fair and just?'; 2. Righting criminal justice; 3. 'The most important of all judicial functions'.

About the author

Sian Elias has been Chief Justice of New Zealand since 1999. Educated in New Zealand and the United States, she has practised law since 1972. She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1988 and has held the position of Law Commissioner. She was appointed a High Court Judge in 1995 and was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1999. Dame Sian became a member of the New Zealand Supreme Court on its establishment in 2004.

Summary

Chief Justice of New Zealand, Dame Sian Elias examines whether changes which many jurisdictions across the Commonwealth are currently making to the criminal justice system present a risk to the integrity of the system, fundamental human rights and the rule of law.

Product details

• Authors: Sian Elias
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781108463157
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46315-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: The Hamlyn Lectures; The Hamlyn Lectures
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / Criminal Law / General, comparative law, Criminal justice law