The Niqaab and the Myth of Pinocchio's Nose: Is the Niqaab an Impediment to Fact Finding in an Adversarial Trial? An Analysis of R v D

dc.cclicenceN/Aen
dc.contributor.authorRobson, Jeremyen
dc.date.acceptance2016-02-01en
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-21T12:14:33Z
dc.date.available2018-02-21T12:14:33Z
dc.date.issued2016-05-06
dc.descriptionAn open access version of this output is available by following the URIen
dc.description.abstractAbstract: This article considers the current state of the law in respect of Muslim women who wish to wear the Niqaab while appearing in court. It reviews the approach of the courts in England and Wales to this issue cul-minating in the decision of R v D in September 2013 and compares this to the approach of other common law jurisdictions. The article considers whether the popular approach of placing the need to see the 'demeanour' of a witness above the right of that witness to manifest her religion is properly founded. The decision in R v D is discussed against the framework of article 9 of the European Convention of Human Rights and concludes that the requirement that it was neither necessary nor proportionate to place a precondition on the defendant in R v D that she removed her veil if she wished to testify in her own defence.en
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dc.funderN/Aen
dc.identifier.citationRobson, J. (2016) The Niqaab and the Myth of Pinocchio’s Nose: Is the Niqaab an Impediment to Fact Finding in an Adversarial Trial? An Analysis of R v D. Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 5(2), pp.319-343.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rww006
dc.identifier.issn2047-0770
dc.identifier.urihttp://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27752/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/15259
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidN/Aen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Law, Justice and Societyen
dc.subjectNiqaben
dc.subjectCriminal Procedureen
dc.subjectCriminal Evdenceen
dc.subjectJudicial Skillsen
dc.titleThe Niqaab and the Myth of Pinocchio's Nose: Is the Niqaab an Impediment to Fact Finding in an Adversarial Trial? An Analysis of R v Den
dc.typeArticleen

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