Special Advocates in the Adversarial System

by John D. Jackson

Book Overview

The last twenty years have seen an unprecedented rise in the use of secret courts or 'closed material proceedings' largely brought about in response to the need to protect intelligence sources in the fight against terrorism. This has called into question the commitment of legal systems to long-cherished principles of adversarial justice and due process. Foremost among the measures designed to minimise the prejudice caused to parties who have been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367726858
• ISBN13: 9780367726850
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"