Category: criminal law and procedure

Introduction The rule against double jeopardy, often referred to as ne bis in idem, broadly protects an individual against the risk of being put in … Read more

Introduction It is generally accepted that prosecutions for rape and similar sexual offences present complex difficulties. Where, as is often the case, the core issue … Read more

Image credit: The Irish Times Extraordinary case Last week, a French court convicted Ian Bailey in his absence and sentenced him to 25 years for … Read more

Introduction A Bill has just been introduced in the Westminster Parliament paving the way for the introduction of a Sentencing Code for England and Wales. … Read more

Ratifying the Istanbul Convention The Criminal Law (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Act 2019 was enacted in Ireland a few weeks ago. The primary purpose of the Act … Read more

In a decision handed down a few weeks ago, in the joined cases R (Hallam) v Secretary of State for Justice; R (Nealon) v Secretary … Read more

‘Upskirting’ has been made a criminal offence by the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 which amends the Sexual Offences Act 2003. ‘Upskirting’ refers broadly to the … Read more

State collusion in the murder of its own citizens is not something that one would expect to find within the UK. Yet it was a … Read more

The Home Secretary has just announced an intention to introduce “knife crime prevention orders” as part of a broader strategy in response to the recent … Read more

In its decision in DPP v Brown [2018] IESC 67, handed down just before Christmas, the Irish Supreme Court addressed the vexed question of when … Read more