Evidence Core Text
7th Edition
Published on 4. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
550 pages
978-0-19-966810-6 (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, the book sets out to demystify a traditionally intimidating area of law. Probing analysis of the issues, both historical and current, ensures that the text contains a thorough exploration of the 'core' of the subject. A clearly-structured introduction, this is the ideal text for any student who may find evidence a somewhat forbidding subject. Online resources Updates Web links
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition Roderick Munday's book attempts to demystify the rules of evidence. In my view, the attempt is a commendable success. I wish I had this book when I was studying evidence! New Law JournalMore details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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 will also find this text useful.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
852 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-966810-6 (9780199668106)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Roderick Munday
Evidence Core Text
Book
04/2011
6th Edition
Oxford University Press
€38.37
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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 Universite Pantheon-Assas, 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