Evidence Core Text
6th Edition
Published on 14. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-0-19-960050-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Core Text Series takes the reader straight to the heart of the subject, providing a reliable and invaluable guide for students of law 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. Munday's 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, this book sets out to demystify a traditionally intimidating area of law. Probing analysis of the issues, both historical and current, ensures that this text contains a thorough exploration of the 'core' of the subject.
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Series
Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduates studying an optional module on Evidence, and postgraduates studying evidence as part of a vocational course. Practitioners wishing to reacquaint themselves with the law of evidence may also find this text useful.
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1022 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-960050-2 (9780199600502)
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Roderick Munday
Evidence Core Text
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7th Edition
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Person
Dr Roderick Munday is currently a Reader in Law at the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Professor at the Université Panthéon-Assa, Paris II. He is also Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Peterhouse, Cambridge and is Editor-in-Chief of the Justice of the Peace Reports. He has written and lectured extensively on the law of evidence.
Content
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 bad character; 8. The opinion rule and the presentation of expert evidence; 9. The rule against hearsay; 10. Confessions; 11. Drawing adverse inferences from a defendant's omissions, lies or false alibis; 12. Identification evidence; 13. Documents