Taking Liberties outlines the human rights implications of last year’s report by the Balance in the Criminal Law Review Group (the Hogan Group). This report proposed a series of measures that would diminish the rights of accused people, without improving life for victims of crime. Already, several changes eroding the right to silence have been introduced on the basis of that Group’s proposals. Taking Liberties highlights the potential impact upon our human rights of the measures concerned, and cautions against their adoption.
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