Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022: Discussion

Dr. Cl?ona Saidl?ar:

It is the jury. At the end of the day, the change will happen when juries do not entertain that argument anymore and the lawyers know that raising it will work against them and against the defendant. That is the idea we are looking for. In the meantime, we find ourselves in this very odd position of listing out, as the Deputy says, all these things that we are trying to control and exclude.

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