Evidence (11th edn)
Published in Print: 15 March 2022 Published Online:September 2022
ISBN: 9780192895660
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Titles in the Core Text series take the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing focused, concise, and reliable guides for students at all levels. Written by leading academics and renowned for their clarity, these concise texts explain the intellectual challenges of each area of the law. Evidence provides students with a succinct yet thought-provoking introduction to all of the key areas covered on undergraduate law of evidence courses. Vibrant and engaging, the book sets out to demystify a traditionally intimidating area of law. Probing analysis of the issues, both historical and current, ensures that the text contains a thorough exploration of the ‘core’ of the subject. The book covers: the relevance and admissibility of evidence; presumptions and the burden of proof; witnesses: competence, compellability and various privileges; the course of the trial; witnesses’ previous consistent statements and the remnants of the rule against narrative; character and credibility; evidence of the defendant’s bad character; the opinion rule and the presentation of expert evidence; the rule against hearsay; confessions; drawing adverse inferences from a defendant’s omissions, lies or false alibis; and identification evidence. A clearly structured introduction, this is the ideal text for any student who may find evidence a somewhat forbidding subject.
Keywords:
presumptions, burden of proof, witnesses, competence, compellability, credibility, bad character, opinion rule, expert evidence, rule against hearsaySubjects:
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Contents
- Front Matter
- Introductory remarks on the law of evidence
- 1. Relevance and admissibility of evidence
- 2. Presumptions and the burden of proof
- 3. Witnesses: competence, compellability, and various privileges
- 4. The course of the trial
- 5. Witnesses’ previous consistent statements and the remnants of the rule against narrative
- 6. Character and credibility
- 7. Evidence of the defendant’s good character in criminal cases
- 8. Evidence of the defendant’s bad character
- 9. The opinion rule and the presentation of expert evidence
- 10. The rule against hearsay
- 11. Confessions
- 12. Drawing adverse inferences from a defendant’s omissions, lies, or false alibis
- 13. Identification evidence
- End Matter
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