Human Rights in Criminal Law

Ben Douglas-Jones KC is a barrister at 5 Paper Buildings, London. He is a Deputy High Court Judge (King’s Bench Division), Recorder (Crown Court), Master of the Bench (Gray’s Inn) and attorney-at-law in Grenada. Daniel Bunting is a barrister at 2 Dr Johnson’s Buildings. He is a member of the Parole Board and sits as a Fee-Paid Judge in the Immigration Tribunal and Employment Tribunal. Dr Paul Mason is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers. He sits as a Fee-Paid Judge in the Employment Tribunal, Mental Health Tribunal and the Court of Protection. Benjamin Newton is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, and also sits as a Recorder in the Crown Court and a Tribunal Judge in the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.

• Part 1 – ECHR and HRA1. The European Convention on Human Rights2. ECHR Procedure3. Reservations and Derogations4. Interpretation of Convention Rights5. Human Rights Act 1988-Substance6. Human Rights Act 1988–Application7. Human Rights Act 1988–Remedies8. Appeals in Criminal CasesPart 2 – Criminal Investigation9. Covert Policing10. Surveillance, Covert Human Intelligence Sources, and Entrapment11. Interception of Communications12. Interference with Property13. Powers of Search and Seizure14. Arrest and Detention15. Collection and Retention of Personal Data16. Victims of Crime17. Human TraffickingPart 3 – Pre-Trial Issues18. Extradition19. Bail20. Right to Representation21. Delay22. The Media23. Disclosure24. Issues of Criminal Responsibility25. Mental Health and CapacityPart 4 –Trial and Sentence26. Participation and a Fair and Impartial Tribunal27. Burden and Standard of Proof28. Self-Incrimination and the Right to Silence29. Admissibility of Evidence30. Vulnerable Witnesses31. Article 732. Article 833. Article 934. Article 1035. Article 1136. SentenceAppendices