The Use and Abuse of Emergency Legislation in Northern Ireland |
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abuse accused Act Northern Ireland admissibility of confessions alleged Amnesty International arrest and interrogation arrest under section B-Specials bail Belfast Bennett recommendations Boyle British government Catholic cent Chief Constable committal proceedings committed common law complaints court survey criminal process degrading treatment deschedule detectives Diplock courts emergency apparatus emergency legislation evidence fact guilty Hadden and Hillyard HMSO Ibid inadmissible individual inhuman or degrading inquiry intelligence gathering interrogation practices interrogation room interrogation sessions interview survey investigation Ireland Emergency Provisions Judges Rules jury trial Justice McGonigal Known Total Long Kesh loyalist nolle prosequi normally Northern Ireland Emergency operation oral confession ordinary criminal particular offence plastic bullets police and army police authority police custody political powers of arrest procedure prosecution protection question reason released without charge republican scheduled offences section 11 security forces sentence solicitor specific offence statement Stormont government supergrass supra suspicion Table terrorist violence voir dire