The word limit is 5,000 words. In his speech for the Parmoor lecture to the Howard League for Penal reform in October 2012, the then Chief Coroner, His Honour Judge Peter Thornton QC said in relation to the purpose of a 21st Century Coroner: In my view the purpose of the coroner system today is to provide justice to the public, in two ways. First, the public, especially the bereaved, family and friends, need to know what happened, how the deceased came by his death. [and] The second way [] is this. The coroner system exists to provide justice to the public not only in identifying causes of death but in preventing future deaths of a similar nature [] Critically analyse this statement in relation to the duties placed on a coroner by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the relevant delegated legislation, including the Human Rights Act 1998 PLEASE For the purposes of the word limit, the following are not included: The coursework question. The bibliography. References (e.g. cases, books, journals, websites)Show more
