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 behindit. INDICE: - 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
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27268-2
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 600
- Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés