Evidence in Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. The book helps to inform students of the major debates within the field, providing an explanation as to how and why the law has developed as it has.
This fourth edition has been revised and expanded to include developments in the law of hearsay evidence as well as recent litigation surrounding witness anonymity orders, bad character and vulnerable witnesses. It also addresses the on-going controversy and debate about the use of expert witnesses. A brand new chapter considers the contentious issue of public interest immunity, and the introductory chapter has been substantially expanded to consider the?continuing interplay between the UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights as the role of human rights in evidence becomes increasingly important.
Features include:
Key learning points to summarise the major principles of evidence law
Practical examples to help students understand how the rules are applied in practice
Self-test questions to encourage students to reflect on what they have learned
A supporting companion website including answers to self-test questions
Well-written, clear and with a logical structure throughout, Evidence in Context contains all the information necessary for any undergraduate evidence law module.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Almost every criminal case today will require the advocates to consider whether either bad character or hearsay evidence (and often both) needs to be adduced and whether any application to adduce it can and should be opposed. It is therefore vital that from an early stage students begin to consider the important issued raised by both hearsay and bad character evidence. This book is an essential aid to that task. If I was a student today and needed to try to learn about and hopefully understand the rules of evidence and the circumstance in which hearsay or bad character evidence might be admissible I could not ask for a better guide than Evidence in Context." - Mark George Q.C, Head of Garden Court North Chambers
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Editions-Typ
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3 s/w Tabellen, 7 s/w Zeichnungen
7 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Tables, black and white
Maße
Höhe: 246 mm
Breite: 171 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-415-73765-4 (9780415737654)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Dr Jonathan Doak is Professor of Law at Durham University. He has published in the fields of criminal evidence, victimology, and restorative justice.
Dr Claire McGourlay is Professor of Student Education in the Law school at the University of Sheffield where she teaches Criminal Evidence and Criminal Law.
Mark Thomas is a non-practising barrister called to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Mark has particular interest in the law of evidence, substantive criminal law and criminal process.
Autor*in
Nottingham Trent University, UK
1. Introduction 2. The Adversarial Trial 3. The Burden and Standard of Proof 4. Witnesses I Competency and Compellability 5. Witnesses II Vulnerable Witnesses 6. Witnesses III Examination and Cross-examination 7. The Privilege against Self-incrimination and the right to Silence 8. Confession Evidence 9. Improperly Obtained Evidence 10. Suspect Evidence Corroboration and Identification 11. Character Evidence 12. Hearsay Evidence 13. Opinion Evidence 14. Public Interest Immunity
