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Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon

This article presents the epistemology of a new but mostly neglected subject ‘admissibility of surveillance evidence.’ It addresses the complex issues around‘the proper limits of covert surveillance’ and ‘whether evidence obtained by the public authority in breach of statutory provision should be...

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Main Authors: Md. Abdul Jalil,, Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal,
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2014
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8456/1/Admissibility_of_Covert_Surveillance_Evidence_A_Prolegomenon.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.84562019-05-14T04:43:54Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8456/ Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon Md. Abdul Jalil, Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal, This article presents the epistemology of a new but mostly neglected subject ‘admissibility of surveillance evidence.’ It addresses the complex issues around‘the proper limits of covert surveillance’ and ‘whether evidence obtained by the public authority in breach of statutory provision should be ruled inadmissible.’ Further, it analyses issues that have a profound relationship with ‘individual’s right of privacy’ and ‘public authority’s duties of conducting surveillance.’ In this research much emphasis is placed on case laws as persuasive precedents as there are no adequate statutory laws in some countries like Bangladesh and Malaysia which deal with this subject. It is hoped that the results of this research would attract the attention of policy-makers of some interested countries. It is also hoped that reasonable ethical and legal safeguards should be implemented to protect the rights of the people from future abuse. Penerbit UKM 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8456/1/Admissibility_of_Covert_Surveillance_Evidence_A_Prolegomenon.pdf Md. Abdul Jalil, and Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal, (2014) Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon. Jurnal Undang-Undang dan Masyarakat, 18 . pp. 9-26. ISSN 1394-7729 http://ejournal.ukm.my/juum
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description This article presents the epistemology of a new but mostly neglected subject ‘admissibility of surveillance evidence.’ It addresses the complex issues around‘the proper limits of covert surveillance’ and ‘whether evidence obtained by the public authority in breach of statutory provision should be ruled inadmissible.’ Further, it analyses issues that have a profound relationship with ‘individual’s right of privacy’ and ‘public authority’s duties of conducting surveillance.’ In this research much emphasis is placed on case laws as persuasive precedents as there are no adequate statutory laws in some countries like Bangladesh and Malaysia which deal with this subject. It is hoped that the results of this research would attract the attention of policy-makers of some interested countries. It is also hoped that reasonable ethical and legal safeguards should be implemented to protect the rights of the people from future abuse.
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author Md. Abdul Jalil,
Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal,
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Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
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Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal,
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title Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
title_short Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
title_full Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
title_fullStr Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
title_full_unstemmed Admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
title_sort admissibility of covert surveillance evidence: a prolegomenon
publisher Penerbit UKM
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8456/1/Admissibility_of_Covert_Surveillance_Evidence_A_Prolegomenon.pdf
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