CrimLaw

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The European Court of Human Rights Slaps at the British Ex Parte System:

The European Court ruled that the British courts have inadequate protections in allowing ex parte proceedings to determine if the prosecution can deny evidence from the Defense. It seems correct considering that in at least one of the cases mentioned the police informed the judge ex parte that the Defendant had a history of drug dealing despite the fact he had no convictions and the Defendant never knew about the claim and therefore could not counter it during the proceedings (ain't it a great system when you can poison the well without your opponent even knowing that anything's wrong?).

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