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Comparative
Criminal Procedure: Canada, New Zealand & the USA
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2
credits
11-12/2007
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Professor Scott Optican
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND
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The course will compare selected aspects of
criminal procedure (police investigatory powers) under the Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms and the Bills of Rights of New Zealand and the United States. These countries
have been selected because their Charter/ Bills of Rights are similar in scope
and content, and because the courts of each country have dealt with similar
issues in criminal procedure law. Topics covered will include: the exclusionary
rule; police search and seizure; concepts of arrest and detention; and the
rights to counsel and silence of persons undergoing police interrogation. It is
not expected that students will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of criminal
procedure under the Canadian Charter or the Bills of Rights of New Zealand and
the United States. Rather, the goal
will be to encourage students to think critically about: (1) selected areas of
criminal procedure and comparative criminal procedure; and (2) the ways in
which courts of different countries shape and develop rules to control police
investigations.
Dates: Nov.27, 29; Dec.4, 6, 10, 12, 16:00-19:30
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