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Human rights in administration of criminal justice

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Free resource from OHCHR website. At present, there are over 500 different translations available in HTML and/or PDF format. But the project of translating it continues
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR:)
Open Access On website of OHCHR read online or download pdf. EIF 23 March 1976, except art.; 28 March 1979 for the provisions of article 41 (Human Rights Committee).

European Convention on HR

In addition to Article 6 of ECHR - right to a a fair and public trial within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law.

Article 3, freedom from torture;

Article 4, freedom from slavery or servitude;

Article 5, right to liberty and security;

Article 7, no punishment without law; and,

Article 8, the right to private and family life.

European Convention on Human Rights & Related Protocols
Open access on official EC website. Links to related materials
Guide on Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights Right to a fair trial (criminal limb)
Open access on official website Updated on 31 August 2022

Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)

Human Rights Act 1998
Open access on legislation.gov.uk
Human Rights and Criminal Prosecutions: General Principles
Open access. Legal guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)

HUDOC: ECHR: database of case law
Search screen for database of decisions. Use the left hand column to set sensible filters or construct a search string
European Court of Human Rights Knowledge Sharing platform (ECHR-KS)
Official website "was opened to the public on 18 October 2022. Its mission is to share Convention case-law knowledge, complementing the existing information tools such as HUDOC.
The ECHR-KS is developed and maintained by the Registry and its content does not bind the Court.
The platform presents the latest analysis of case-law developments in a thematic and contextualised manner through particular Convention Articles and Transversal Themes. The materials produced by the Registry are supplemented by documents and links of more general case-law relevance. The platform’s content is updated weekly, making it a comprehensive and up-to-date source of Convention case-law analysis.
The ECHR-KS is available in both official languages, English and French."

Human rights and criminal procedure The case law of the European Court of Human Rights by Jeremy McBride
Call Number: Open access title available to all online via title link
ISBN: 9789287166890
Publication Date: 2009
Right to a Fair Trial : a practical guide to the Article 6 case-law of the European Court of Human Rights by Päivi Hirvelä; Satu Heikkila
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 9781839700941
Publication Date: 2021
Internat 575 H671.7a

Criminal Justice and the Human Rights Act 1998 by Barry A. Rubin (Editor); Deborah Cheney; Lisa Dickson; John Fitzpatrick; Steve Uglow; Rupert Skilbeck; Jordan Publishing Limited Staff
Call Number: KM570.CHE 2001
ISBN: 0853087245
Publication Date: 2nd edn 2001
The Human Rights Act 1998 is designed to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. This book provides a detailed analysis of the implications of the Act for everyone working within the criminal justice system.
Human rights and criminal justice by by Ben Emmerson, Andrew Ashworth, Alison Macdonald
Call Number: KM570.EMM 2012
ISBN: 9781847039118
Publication Date: 3rd edn 2012
Criminal Fair Trial Rights: Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights by Ryan Goss
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9781849465502
Publication Date: 2014
Print copy in Law Library at Internat 570 G677.5a
Beyond the Tariff : human rights and the release of life sentence prisoners by Nicola Padfield
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this via title link
ISBN: 1903240883
Publication Date: 2002
Print copies in Law Library at Crim 620 P124a and Social Science Library HV9278.PAD
Privacy, Technology, and the Criminal Process by Andrew Roberts (Editor); Joe Purshouse (Editor); Jason Bosland (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this via title link
ISBN: 9780367628475
Publication Date: 2023
Criminal evidence and human rights reimagining common law procedural traditions by edited by Paul Roberts and Jill Hunter.
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9781472566010
Publication Date: 2012
Print copy in Law Library at Internat 570 R646.5a. Lending copy in Social Science Library at K5465.CRI 2012
The Right to a Fair Trial in International Criminal Proceedings by Mbuayang Collins
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this via title link
ISBN: 9462368570
Publication Date: 2018
Prosecuting human rights offences : rethinking the sword function of human rights law by Kresimir Kamber.
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link
ISBN: 9004337768
Publication Date: 2017

Criminal justice system
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