Criminal procedure, the presumption of innocence and judicial reasoning under the human rights act

Judicial Reasoning Under the UK Human Rights Act

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 377-423

  Roberts, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900494375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511493775.016     Document Type: Chapter

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