In a report published today, the Education and Home Affairs panel say that the Attorney General and the Home Affairs department should look at whether the Magistrate’s Court system abides by the European Convention on Human Rights. Their comments come after evidence given during their review by an eminent UK lawyer, who said that the role of both Centeniers and the Magistrate in Jersey’s courts contravened Article 6 of the convention. Jonathan Cooper told the panel that the Jersey system, which uses Centeniers instead of professional prosecutors to present cases, denied defendants the right to a fair trial.
Centeniers’ role may breach human rights
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