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There are other safeguards against the admission of a confession that may have been improperly obtained and thus rendering them unreliable.... The main purposes of the safeguards against admitting confession statements was articulated by Lord Griffiths in Lam Chi-Ming v R as follows: Their Lordships are of the view that the more recent English cases established that the rejection of an improperly obtained confession is not dependent only upon possible unreliability but also upon the principle that a man cannot be compelled to incriminate himself and upon the importance that attaches in a civilized society to proper behaviour by police towards those in their custody....
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the use of Closed Material Procedures (CMPs) in National Security Matters Closed Material Procedures (CMPs) encompass the appointment of “Special Advocates” where any “relevant material” related to a case, which may “harm public interest” can still be used instead of excluding it from the proceedings.... The opponents of CMPs further argue that the system of allowing the prosecution, usually represented by the government, to “present its case” without extending the defence an opportunity of “public scrutiny” is against the principles of justice....
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Firstly, an action for judicial review can only be brought against the decision of a public body, not a limited liability corporation.... However, since the limited liability1b aspects impart the status of personhood upon such corporations that enjoy its benefits, therefore the Directors of the new company would be absolved of responsibility for civil actions against them because the corporation itself would be considered a person, just like Tracy, thereby blurring the distinction that allows a judicial review process to proceed against a clearly defined public body....
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From the paper "Illegally obtained evidence in Justice System" it is clear that principles of fairness and confidence that the guilty will be prosecuted and the innocent will not be punished are the key elements to fostering the integrity of the criminal justice system.... 2 In interpreting Section 78 the courts have taken a position entirely geared toward an element of fairness and in this way the discretion to include unfairly or illegally obtained evidence does not compromise the integrity of the criminal justice system....
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Private property seized for the use of state must also be duly compensated (Brawell & McCarthy, 2011).... The jury is basically guided by what is stipulated in the law procedure and the pronouncement made must have a direct match with the offence committed heavy sentence or a light sentence than the offence committed is against the legal rights of the dependants (Jennings, 2010).... However, this has presented a major challenge as time to initiate arrest warrants can lead to dismantling of evidence and even to the extreme; the suspects may disappear as they evade arrest....
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Another emergent theme in the Fifth Amendment is the active separation of powers in criminal proceedings, where the executive faces barring environment against use of force on witnesses' rights.... Within the broad constitutional protection of rights related to due process, the United States Constitution gives directions on criminal proceedings with regard to handling witnesses and evidence.... Secondly, the principle of prevention of prosecution conduct likely to compel defendants to give their own incriminating evidence takes shape in the Fifth Amendment....
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The author of the paper titled "The Law of evidence: To What Extent Are Witnesses Assisted and Protected by the Laws of evidence" identifies whether English law holds an appropriate balance between the protection of witnesses and the rights of the defense.... hellip; In the matter of giving evidence, Section 53(1) of the Youth Justice and Criminal evidence Act holds that all witnesses are competent to give evidence unless the person is unable to understand the questions put to him or unable to give answers that are understood, or the person is under the age of fourteen....
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In cases where there is evidence of preparation immediately before the commission of the offense this will be regarded as criminal preparation.... The essay "criminal Attempts Act of 1981" discusses the paradigm of action withing this act.... The courts will not accept 'mere preparation' as proof of a criminal attempt, although it would be expected for a degree of preparation to be undertaken by the accused in readiness for the commission of the offense....
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