- Title
- Dunn and Dusted: Applying the Rule in Browne v Dunn When Cross-examining Children
- Creator
- Blewer, Robyn; Martschuk, Natalie; Goodman-Delahunty, Jane; Powell, Martine
- Relation
- Criminal Law Journal Vol. 47, Issue 2, p. 218-229
- Relation
- https://anzlaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib73b15fdd23011eea4f4c0c40afe197b/View/FullText.html?navigationPath=Search%2Fv1%2Fresults%2Fnavigation%2Fi0a899d190000018fe1f420117d5dc3c6%3Fppcid%3Dfee23d5f226a4743a48914eda8b991e0%26Nav%3DAUNZ_ANALYTICAL%26fragmentIdentifier%3DIb73b15fdd23011eea4f4c0c40afe197b%26parentRank%3D0%26startIndex%3D1%26contextData%3D%2528sc.Default%2529%26transitionType%3DSearchItem&listSource=Search&listPageSource=516411796c15c8ee81dd8a58548d4743&list=AUNZ_ANALYTICAL&rank=2&sessionScopeId=3a2550b1ca05dc67d5e8b3df6f17307238cd04e48241cc4c3ebe6a56f6928162&ppcid=fee23d5f226a4743a48914eda8b991e0&originationContext=Search%20Result&transitionType=SearchItem&contextData=(sc.Default)&comp=wlau
- Publisher
- Lawbook
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Cross-examination is central to all common law adversarial trials. The rule in Browne v Dunn is, in turn, central to cross-examination. This article considers the rule in the context of cross-examining child witnesses. Both the literature and case law indicate the rule is often misunderstood by practitioners which, in turn, may lead to appeals, mistrials and even miscarriages of justice. For child witnesses, application of the rule may also lead to confusion and the need to respond to direct allegations that they are lying. The article includes details of a study of practitioner perspectives on the application of the rule, complementing the doctrinal analysis and identifies precise areas for future research and reform.
- Subject
- cross-examining; children; witnesses; practitioners
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1504501
- Identifier
- uon:55541
- Identifier
- ISSN:0314-1160
- Language
- eng
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