Bloomsbury The Judicial Role in Criminal Proceedings

The role of the judge in criminal proceedings is a multifaceted one that is subject constantly to new demands and challenges. This collection of essays on the subject is comparative and international in scope. Review "...essays cover a wide range of criminal justice topicsallows the richness and interconnections of the criminal process to emerge.This is a valuable collection for all that are interested in the Anglo-American criminal process and the evolving, dynamic and often controversial role of judges in that process." --Public Law"This is a scholarly collection of thought provoking contributions to an ongoing debate in Britain and abroad. The calibre of the contributors to this book gives an indication of the weight of analysis presented here. It is another excellent addition to the already excellent Hart catalogue." --The Law Teacher About the Author Sean Doran is Professor of Law at the Queen’s University of Belfast.John D Jackson is Professor of Comparative Criminal Law and Procedure, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Law, University of Nottingham. He is the author of a number of books on evidence and criminal procedure including Northern Ireland Supplement to Cross on Evidence (1983), Called to Court: A Public View of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland (1991) (with R Kilpatrick and C Harvey), Judge without Jury: Diplock Trials in the Adversary System (1995) (with Sean Doran), The Judicial Role in Criminal Proceedings (2000) (with Sean Doran), Standards for Prosecutors: An Analysis of the United Kingdom National Prosecuting Agencies (2006) (with Barry Hancock), Crime, Procedure and Evidence in a Comparative and International Context (2008)(with P. Tillers and M. Langer) and Standards for Prosecutors: An Analysis of the National Prosecuting Agencies in Ireland, New South Wales (Australia), The Netherlands and Denmark (2009)(with Barry Hancock).