مبرارت الامتناع عن الشهادة أمام المحكمة الجنائية في التشريع البحريني والمقارن Justification for Refraining from Testifying before the Criminal Court in Bahraini and Comparative Legislation
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: To give a testimony in criminal cases is considered one of the most important evidences inthe verification process; it is not of less importance than the written evidence in civil cases. Moreover, itis often considered the sole evidence because crimes are tangible incidences, which cannot be provenwithout testimony in most cases.The research revealed that the witness can refuse to testify under the pretence of profession secrets ifobliged not to disclose them, or refuse to testify because it opposes to his status as a witness, or beingnext of kin to the offender or the defendant to a certain degree, as being main family member or bloodrelation, or refuse to testify because of the fear of criminals and influential people. Some legislationshave put real efforts to develop solutions for the latter situation; that they devised witnesses protectionprograms to encourage them to come forward to testify.
Author: Ali Hassan Altawalba
Institution: Shura Council
Language: Arabic
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4383850524