The third edition of Walsh on Criminal Procedure offers a comprehensive, expert, and accessible analysis of all aspects of Irish criminal procedure.
As well as engaging with an immense and complex body of domestic legislation, regulations, rules, case law and practice directions, it incorporates full analysis of extensive EU legislation and case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and of the European Court of Human Rights. There is an emphasis throughout on comprehensive detail, clarity of analysis, coherence, and accessibility. It is targeted primarily at the diverse and particular needs of judges, prosecutors, defence, victims, gardaí, other law enforcement personnel, students, policymakers, and non-governmental organisations in the areas of human rights, civil liberties, crime victims' support and criminal justice.
New to This Edition
- Extensive revision and restructuring of all chapters to incorporate all relevant developments, improve clarity and depth of analysis, strengthen methodical coherence, and enhance accessibility and use.
- The addition of 14 wholly new chapters on: the Garda and Crime Victims; Retention and Disclosure of Communications Data; Overt Garda Surveillance through Cameras and Technology; Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Bail Conditions; Disclosure and Privilege; Preliminary Trial Hearings; Evidence through Video Link and Remote Hearings; Restrictions on Public Hearings and Press Reporting; Parole; Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Probation Decisions and Sentences; Criminal Records; Garda Vetting; and Coercive Powers and Enforcement Procedures Relating to Infectious Diseases and Covid-19.
- Substantive new materials have been added in 56 other chapters throughout the book to include areas not addressed in previous editions and to accommodate significant new developments in Garda powers and criminal procedure.
- Coverage of 36 substantive statutes dealing with policing and/or criminal justice matters
- Important statutory measures in the pipeline are also covered.
- Coverage of an immense number of decisions of the Superior Courts,
- Coverage of a number of major decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights
About the Author
Professor Dermot P.J. Walsh LLB, PhD, MRIA, Barrister at Law lectured in the Universities of Cork, Ulster, Limerick, and Kent and has published widely in the areas of criminal procedure, policing, EU criminal law and procedure and human rights, including major texts on Criminal Procedure, the Irish Police, Juvenile Justice and Bloody Sunday. He was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2011.
