Download This PaperConfronting Confrontation
31 Pages Posted: 14 Jun 2010 Last revised: 23 Jun 2010
Date Written: May 26, 2010
Abstract
The right to confront adverse witnesses has brought the English courts into conflict with the European Court of Human Rights. Drawing on confrontation doctrine in Europe and the United States, this paper argues that there is no convincing rationale for the sort of strong confrontation right found under the ECHR and the US constitution. A more pragmatic approach to confrontation, based on the best evidence principle, is advocated.
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Redmayne, Mike, Confronting Confrontation (May 26, 2010). LSE Legal Studies Working Paper No. 10/2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1616200 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1616200
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