French Criminal Justice - A Comparative Account of Investigation Prosecution of Crime in

Zusatztext Hodgson synthesizes a wide array of information about legislative developments in France and Britain as well as the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, which she skillfully interweaves with her own observations, excerpts from interviews, and responses to questionnaires. She displays a formidable command of French sociolegal research on the cultures of police, gendarmes, and magistrates. Informationen zum Autor Jacqueline Hodgson is Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Centre in the School of Law, University of Warwick. Klappentext Based upon a major empirical study, this monograph contrasts the inquisitorially based system of criminal justice with more adversarial models. Zusammenfassung This book explains how an inquisitorially rooted criminal process operates and the factors that influence its development and functioning. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction2 Recent Legislative Trends3 Police, Prosecutors and Judges4 Defence Rights and the Role of the Defence Lawyer5 Judicial Supervision of the Garde à Vue6 Inside the Police Station7 Instruction and Prosecution8 Concluding Remarks

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Hodgson
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2005
• EAN: 9781841134291
• ISBN: 978-1-84113-429-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; LAW / Criminal Law / General, Criminal law & procedure, Criminal law: procedure and offences