Hong Kong Law of Evidence

Name: Hong Kong Law of Evidence
Brand: Blue Dragon Asia Limited
SKU: 9789881825056
Price: 600.00 HKD
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Author: Mike McConville; Dmitri M A Hubbard
ISBN: 9789881825056

Edited by Mike McConville · Dmitri M A Hubbard

Blue Dragon Asia Limited January 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9789881825056
Publisher: Blue Dragon Asia Limited
Publication: January 2009
Format: Hardback , 456 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book sets out the main principles of the law of evidence in Hong Kong with special emphasis on criminal cases. While there remains considerable dependence upon the common law decision of the courts in England and Wales, as the text will demonstrate, uncritical reliance on these decisions would be a serious mistake. Hong Kong has taken its own path, in many instances drawing upon jurisprudence from other countries. The book coves all the major topics in the law of evidence. The authors have sought to alert the reader to relevant legal material in other jurisdictions and to the writings of commentators and significant empirical research which provides a richer context within which the rules of evidence are set. The rules are subject to critical scrutiny at all points.

Fourteen chapters including tables and index:
1      The law of evidence
2      Burden and standard of proof
3      Presumptions, judicial notice, formal admissions
4      Admissions and confessions
5      Evidence obtained unlawfully or unfairly
6      Witnesses – competence, compellability, defendants
7      Similar fact evidence
8      Spouses, children and other vulnerable witnesses
9      Identification evidence
10    The rule against hearsay
11    Opinion / expert evidence
12    Issues that arise at trial
13    Documentary and real evidence
14    Disclosure, public interest immunity and privilege

Suitable for barristers, criminal lawyers, prosecutors or students and academics interested in the Hong Kong criminal justice system.

About the Author

Dmitri Hubbard, lectures at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong in commercial and criminal law subjects. He has written widely over the past six years on topics involving Hong Kong’s employment law, contract law, commercial law, jury and criminal justice system and the law of evidence.

Mike Mconville, Dean of Law at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, is a leading socio-legal scholar specializing in empirical research. He has researched an written on such topics related to the law of evidence including police interrogation, legal aid and assistance, plea bargaining, and trial by jury.

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