For the uninitiated, the Irish District Court is a place of incomprehensible, organised chaos. This comprehensive account of the court’s criminal proceedings, based on an original study which involved observing hundreds of cases, aims to demystify the mayhem and provide the reader with descriptions of language, participant discourse and procedure in the typical criminal case. In addition, the book captures a recent and important change in the District Court: the advent of the immigrant or the Limited-English-proficient (LEP) defendant. It traces the rise of these defendants and explores the issues involved in ensuring access to justice across languages. It also provides an original description of LEP defendants and interpreters in District Court proceedings, ultimately considering how they have altered the institution and how the characteristics of the District Court affect how limited English proficient defendants access justice at this level of the Irish courts system.
Daftar Isi
IntroductionPART I: The Irish District Court: its role, function and day-to-day operation
1. Introducing the District Court
2. Barristers, bench warrants and bail bonds
PART II: Immigration and the Irish District Court: changing context, new challenges
3. LEP immigrants in Irish courts
PART III: Processing LEP defendants: bilingual cases in the Irish District Court
4. Interpreting District Court proceedings for non-Irish defendants
5. The case of the immigrant: dynamics and discourse
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Tentang Penulis
Kate Waterhouse is a Visiting Research Assistant at Trinity College DublinBeli ebook ini dan dapatkan 1 lagi GRATIS!
Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman 224 ● ISBN 9781847799388 ● Ukuran file 0.9 MB ● Penerbit Manchester University Press ● Kota Manchester ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2014 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 4822173 ● Perlindungan salinan Adobe DRM
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