Justice Michael Lee's judgement in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case emphasizes the need to reevaluate the right to silence in sex crime cases for fair trials.
Justice Michael Lee's judgement in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case against Channel Ten has highlighted the need for alleged perpetrators in sex crime cases to testify in court. In an "adversarial" legal system, a fair trial in these cases is rarely achieved by providing one party with a right to silence, as demonstrated by Lehrmann's past reliance on this right during the aborted criminal prosecution in 2022. The right to silence may need to be reevaluated to ensure fair trials and justice in sex crime cases.
April 24, 2024
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