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Practical Guide to Evidence 5th Edition

Practical Guide to Evidence 5th Edition

Name: Practical Guide to Evidence 5th Edition
Brand: Routledge-Cavendish
SKU: 9781138781726
Price: 2275.00 HKD
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Author: Christopher Allen; Chris Taylor; Janice Nairns
ISBN: 9781138781726

Edited by Christopher Allen · Chris Taylor · Janice Nairns

Routledge-Cavendish September 2015

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ISBN-13: 9781138781726
Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
Publication: September 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules. The current edition has been revised and extensively updated to address the major changes in the law since the previous edition, including forensic evidence and increased coverage of surveillance and human rights, bringing the text right up-to-date and providing an essential guide to the subject.

Including enhanced pedagogical support such as chapter summaries, further reading advice and boxed examples, this leading textbook can be used on both undergraduate and professional courses.

Development and Current Objectives.

Documentary and Real Evidence.

Facts not Requiring Proof.

Competence and Compellability.

The Course of Testimony.

Burden and Standard of Proof and Presumptions.

The Rule Against Hearsay.

Hearsay Exceptions.

Hazardous Evidence.

Confessions and Ill-gotten Evidence.

Character Evidence.

Opinion Evidence (to expand).