Abstract
As “master of the instance” the Lord Advocate has traditionally enjoyed absolute control of the decision whether or not to prosecute. But all actions of the Lord Advocate must now be compatible with the rights conferred on citizens by the European Convention on Human Rights. This article looks at the effect of the introduction of Convention rights upon the practice of the Crown issuing declarations that there will be no prosecution of a specific suspect of a specific crime or even of certain specified categories of criminal offence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-307 |
Journal | Edinburgh Law Review |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |