PACE (The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984): Past, Present, and Future

Zander, Michael

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PACE (The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984): Past, Present, and Future

Michael Zander

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Law

January 2, 2012

(2011) 23 National Law School of India Review
LSE Legal Studies Working Paper 1/2012

Abstract:
The article traces the 25-year history of PACE from its origins in the Report of the Philips Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure, through its Parliamentary stages and the two major governmental Reviews of PACE in 2002 and 2007, and considers whether the Act provides the balance envisaged by the Philips Commission.

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Keywords: PACE, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

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Date posted: May 11, 2012

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Zander, Michael, PACE (The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984): Past, Present, and Future (January 2, 2012). (2011) 23 National Law School of India Review ; LSE Legal Studies Working Paper 1/2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1978372

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