Proceeding contribution from Lord Mayhew of Twysden (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 26 June 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Criminal Justice: Witness Anonymity.
Criminal Justice: Witness Anonymity
My Lords, while it may or may not be expedient now to legislate, even retrospectively, as promised in this Statement, why did the Secretary of State for Justice describe as a, "““technical defect in the law””" the complete absence of any authority for depriving an unknown number of defendants of a core element of their right to a fair trial? If we describe such a deficiency as a mere technicality, are we not demonstrating a very dangerous attitude indeed?
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- Admissibility of evidence Criminal proceedings Appeals Convictions Common law European Convention on Human Rights House of Lords Intimidation Legislation Judgements Protection Witnesses Trials
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