“The Reasoned Rejection of Defence Pleas Denying the Charge”
The study presents the current position of the Supreme Court that courts are not required to give reasons when rejecting pleas denying the charge. It also discusses the criticism of this position in legal scholarship and the emerging gradual shift in case law towards more persuasive decisions, in greater conformity with the Constitution, the ECHR and modern democratic society.
The article was published in Poiniki Dikaiosyni (Criminal Justice), issue 12/2022, p. 1667. Learn more about the journal on Nomiki Bibliothiki.