This book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse the recent, major changes in Scots criminal evidence law. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused's previous convictions, the Crown's duty of disclosure and corroboration. Introduction / Peter R. Duff, Pamela R. Ferguson -- 1. Cadder And Beyond: Suspects' Rights And The Public Interest / Claire Mcdiarmid -- 2. 'access To Justice' For Complainers? The Pitfalls Of The Scottish Government's Case To Abolish Corroboration / Ilona Cairns -- 3. The Relevance Of Sexual History And Vulnerability In The Prosecution Of Sexual Offences / Liz Campbell, Sharon Cowan -- 4. 'similar Fact' Evidence And Moorov: Time For Rationalisation? / Fraser P. Davidson -- 5. Hearsay In Scots Law: Rethinking And Reforming / Gerry Maher -- 6. Eyewitness Identification Evidence And Its Problems: Recommendations For Change / Pamela R. Ferguson -- 7. Assessing Witness Credibility And Reliability: Engaging Experts And Disengaging Gage? / Donald Nicolson, Derek P. Auchie -- 8. The Process Of Criminal Evidence Law Reform In Scotland: What Can We Learn? / James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick, Shona W. Stark -- 9. Scottish Criminal Evidence Law Adrift? / Peter R. Duff. Edited By Peter R Duff And Pamela R Ferguson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 248-266) And Index. "Scottish criminal evidence law has recently undergone major, primarily reactive changes, with more reform on the way. These ad hoc developments are fundamentally altering the basic principles of Scottish criminal evidence which have been in place since the 19th century. This book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse these changes, discern any patterns and ask what the ramifications are for the future of Scottish criminal evidence law. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused's previous convictions, the Crown's duty of disclosure and the need for corroboration."-- Back cover Scottish criminal evidence law has recently undergone major, primarily reactive changes, with more reform on the way. These ad hoc developments are fundamentally altering the basic principles of Scottish criminal evidence which have been in place since the 19th century. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accuseds previous convictions, the Crowns duty of disclosure and the need for corroboration. This book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse these changes, discern any patterns and ask what they ramifications are for the future of Scottish criminal evidence law. This book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse the recent, major changes in Scots criminal evidence law. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused s previous convictions, the Crown s duty of disclosure and corroboration. First full-scale thematic analysis of Pina Bausch's Tanztheater, critically evaluating the impact of modernist theatre on her choreographic method
