The principal objective of Evidence in Criminal Trials, 2nd edn, is to update the analysis of Irish law and policy on criminal evidence. Given its nature, the law of evidence is constantly evolving and, in particular, is actively developed by the courts and occasionally the legislature. In the five years since the first edition was published, judicial decisions have been handed down in each of areas covered in the book. This is particularly true of the broad field of Testimony (chapters 2 to 6) and the area of Pre-Trial Interviews with Suspects (chapter 9).
Aside from updating the text in this general sense, the second edition will examine a number of landmark developments that have occurred over the past four years.
