Raymond N. Emson

Evidence (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

From DNA profiling to consideration of the accused's previous conduct, the law of evidence is a fascinating amalgam of logic, common sense, philosophy and tactics. Evidence explains the fundamentals and looks at the principles behind it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230363588
• Artikelnr.: 54793967

Autorenporträt

RAYMOND N. EMSON, LLM, Barrister, is a Lawyer in the Government Legal Service specialising in the criminal law and the law of criminal evidence. He also contributes on a part-time basis to the teaching of Evidence at King's College London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Preliminaries
Relevance and Admissibility
Proof and Presumptions
The Hearsay Rule
The Trial
Privilege
Inferences from Silence
Confessions (and Informal Admissions)
Evidence Obtained by Unlawful or Unfair Means
Safeguards against Unreliability and Error
Opinion Evidence
Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule
Hearsay in Civil Proceedings
The Accused's Character
Extraneous Sexual Behaviour
Disclosure and Public Interest Immunity.