Law - new material (25)
01 December 1994
Entrapment and the courts James Morton. Policing 10(3):188-195, 1994. Entrapment evidence: manna from heaven or fruit of the poisoned tree? Geoffrey Robertson. Criminal Law Review November 1994 pp805-816. Articles on entrapment (and informers) that compare the situation in Britain and the USA.
Judged on merit? Labour Research 83(10):10-12 1994. A survey of Britain's judges that concludes that they remain "elderly white and overwhelmingly male and are increasingly likely to have privileged educational backgrounds."
Judicial statistics annual report 1993 Lord Chancellor's Department. HMSO (London) 1993 pp102 14.15. The statistics in this volume relate to those courts for whose administration the Lord Chancellor is responsible.
Legal pluralism - British law and possibilities with Muslim ethnic minorities Prakash Shah. This is a paper from the conference on "Meetings and conflicts between legal cultures" held at Svinkloevvej in August.
Squatters travellers ravers protesters and the criminal law: an assessment of part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Penal Affairs Consortium November 1994. This report concludes that the provisions of part V of the Act "should not be used to harass the homeless social casualties or those with unconventional lifestyles." It also argues that these provisions are likely to contravene a series of articles of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Judicial review and legal aid Lee Bridges. Legal Action November 1994 pp16-18. Article on the early stages of a judicial review application and the problems likely to be encountered in obtaining legal aid.
Treaty between the UK and the USA on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters July 1994 Cm 2612 HMSO 17 pages. One of a number of such agreements with non-European Union countries setting out extensive police cooperation in gathering evidence (including confidential police records) for presentation in the other country's courts.
Just the job Claire Casey. Police Review 11.11.94 pp26-31 Guide to the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act for police officers. Looks at the question of whether it will help or hinder their public order role by creating more conflict.
Parliamentary debates Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill Lords 25.10.94. cols
477-525 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill Lords 29.11.94. cols. 545-577