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“Rape Shields” and the Right to a Fair Trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2001

J.R. Spencer
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In R. v. A (No. 2) [2001] 2 W.L.R. 1546 the House of Lords knocked a dent in the controversial “rape shield” provision, section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (YJCEA). They did so wielding Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, given direct effect by another piece of “flagship” legislation, the Human Rights Act 1998. The decision is important for constitutional law as well as for criminal evidence.

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Case and Comment
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The Cambridge Law Journal , Volume 60 , Issue 3 , 30 November 2001 , pp. 452 - 455
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Copyright © Cambridge Law Journal and Contributors 2001

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