Evidence
Published on 30. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
387 pages
978-1-85800-276-7 (ISBN)
Description
Evidence explains the principles of the law of evidence in a concise and comprehensible manner and details ways in which these principles have been affected in this jurisdiction by the human rights guarantees contained in the Irish Constitution. It covers many evidential issues recently featured in the media, such as the status of accomplice evidence, the doctrine of parliamentary privilege and the admissibility of confessions made by an accused while in garda custody.
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Content
Introduction and basic concepts. Burden and standard of proof. Proof of facts without evidence. Real evidence. Documentary evidence. Witnesses:Competence and compellability. Witnesses: Examination-in-Chief and cross examination. Opinion evidence. Witnesses: Suspect evidence - Corroboration and other safeguards. Circumstantial evidence. Hearsay evidence. Character evidence. Adducing evidence of the accused$$$s bad character in examination-in-chief. Evidence of the accused$$$s bad character: Cross examination. Unlawfully obtained evidence. Privilege. Confessions and admissions.