AC2.3

Understand rules in relation to the use of evidence in criminal cases

Disclosure of evidence

In the UK, human rights are protected by the Human Rights Act 1998. The Act gives effect to the human rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Article 6 of the Convention concerns the right to a fair trial and is one the rights protected by the Human Rights Act.

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Human Rights Act 1998

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Admissibility of Evidence

www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/bad-character-evidence

Evidence: Types of Evidence Admissible in a Law Court - InBrief.co.ukGeneral principles relating to evidence; Types of evidence; Real evidence; Original evidence; Hearsay evidence;