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100			_aLindsey, Jaime _913097
245			_aTestimonial injustice and vulnerability: A qualitative analysis of participation in the court of protection
260			_bSocial and Legal Studies
300			_a28(4), Aug, 2019: p.450-469.
520			_aThis article explores participation in Court of Protection (COP) proceedings by people considered vulnerable. The article is based on original data obtained from observing COP proceedings and reviewing COP case files. It is argued that the observed absence of the subject of proceedings is a form of testimonial injustice, that is, a failure to value a person in their capacity as a giver of knowledge. The issue of competence to give evidence is considered but it is argued that it is not the formal evidential rules that prohibit a vulnerable adult from giving evidence. Instead, it is the result of a persistent assumption that they are inherently vulnerable and therefore lack credibility as a knowledge giver. This assumption results in the voices of vulnerable adults being routinely absent from legal proceedings. It is argued that having a voice in the courtroom is essential and has a number of intrinsic and instrumental benefits. The article concludes with a discussion about the implications of the research, including the current trend towards the increased use of special measures, and recommends a presumption in favour of the subject of COP proceedings giving evidence. - Reproduced.
650			_aJustice _913098
650			_aCourt of Protection _913099
773			_aSocial and Legal Studies
906			_aCourts
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