TY - JOUR
T1 - Deaths after police contact in England and Wales: the effects of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights on coronial practice
AU - Baker, David
PY - 2016/6
Y1 - 2016/6
N2 - This paper examines the role of coroners in investigating and reporting on cases of death after police
contact (DAPC) in England and Wales. It considers how Article 2 (the right to life) of the European
Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has affected coronial processes and practices. It argues that
the effects of Article 2 represent an evolutionary shift in accountability processes surrounding cases
of DAPC in England and Wales, but that this shift has in turn been mediated by aspects of
institutional structure in the coronial system. It discusses how this shift demonstrates the dynamic
relationship between the coronial system, state and society and how this has continued to evolve as a
result of external demands.
AB - This paper examines the role of coroners in investigating and reporting on cases of death after police
contact (DAPC) in England and Wales. It considers how Article 2 (the right to life) of the European
Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) has affected coronial processes and practices. It argues that
the effects of Article 2 represent an evolutionary shift in accountability processes surrounding cases
of DAPC in England and Wales, but that this shift has in turn been mediated by aspects of
institutional structure in the coronial system. It discusses how this shift demonstrates the dynamic
relationship between the coronial system, state and society and how this has continued to evolve as a
result of external demands.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84975467479
U2 - 10.1017/S1744552316000033
DO - 10.1017/S1744552316000033
M3 - Article
SN - 1744-5523
SN - 1744-5531
VL - 12
SP - 162
EP - 177
JO - International Journal of Law in Context
JF - International Journal of Law in Context
IS - 2
ER -