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1 online resource (620 pages) |
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Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; CHAPTER 1: UNIFORM EVIDENCE LAW; 1.1 Evidence law; 1.1.1 Promoting accurate fact-finding; 1.1.2 Competing goals; 1.2 Uniform law; 1.2.1 Application; 1.2.2 Development; 1.2.3 Accessibility; 1.3 Other laws; 1.3.1 Local statutes; 1.3.2 Common law; 1.3.3 Overseas law; 1.3.4 Human rights law; PART 1: ADDUCING EVIDENCE; CHAPTER 2: WITNESSES; 2.1 Calling a witness; 2.1.1 Can the witness testify?; 2.1.2 Can the witness make an oath or affirmation?; 2.1.3 Can the witness choose not to testify?; 2.2 Questioning a witness |
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2.2.1 Examination-in-chief2.2.2 Cross-examination; 2.2.3 Re-examination; 2.3 Not calling or questioning a witness; 2.3.1 Not calling or questioning a civil witness; 2.3.2 Not calling or questioning a criminal witness; 2.3.3 Not calling the accused; CHAPTER 3: DOCUMENTS AND OTHER EVIDENCE; 3.1 Presenting documents and things; 3.1.1 Authentication by witnesses; 3.1.2 Authentication by inferences; 3.2 Presenting the contents of documents; 3.2.1 Secondary evidence of contents; 3.2.2 Presenting complex documents; 3.3 Viewing evidence; 3.3.1 Out-of-court views; 3.3.2 In-court views |
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PART 2: ADMISSIBILITYCHAPTER 4: RELEVANCE; 4.1 The fundamental rule of evidence; 4.1.1 Definition of relevance; 4.1.2 Relevant to what?; 4.1.3 How much of an effect on the probabilities?; 4.2 The different ways in which evidence can be relevant; 4.2.1 Direct evidence; 4.2.2 Circumstantial evidence; 4.2.3 An illustration of the difference; 4.3 Applying the test of relevance; 4.3.1 A matter of common sense; 4.3.2 Spelling out the connections; 4.3.3 Decisions on relevance; 4.4 Provisional relevance; CHAPTER 5: THE HEARSAY RULE; 5.1 Rationale for the hearsay rule; 5.1.1 The law's response |
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5.2 Scope of the hearsay rule5.2.1 Hearsay defined in section 59(1); 5.2.2 'Representation'; 5.2.3 'Previous representation'; 5.2.4 'Made by a person'; 5.2.5 Hearsay uses of a previous representation; 5.2.6 Non-hearsay uses of a previous representation; 5.2.7 The requirement of intention; 5.2.8 Establishing intention; 5.3 Contemporaneous mental and physical states; 5.3.1 Inferring mental and physical states; 5.3.2 Inferences from physical and mental states; 5.3.3 Limitations on section 66A; 5.4 Evidence relevant for a non-hearsay purpose; 5.4.1 Section 60(1) |
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5.4.2 Second-hand hearsay and admissions5.4.3 Interaction with other exceptions; 5.4.4 Using the discretions to limit the use of evidence admissible pursuant to section 60; CHAPTER 6: HEARSAY EXCEPTIONS; 6.1 The role of hearsay exceptions; 6.1.1 Rationale for hearsay exceptions; 6.1.2 Development of the exceptions; 6.1.3 Effect of the exceptions; 6.1.4 Limiting the exceptions; 6.2 First-hand hearsay; 6.2.1 General requirements for first-hand hearsay; 6.2.2 First-hand hearsay in civil proceedings; 6.2.3 First-hand hearsay in criminal proceedings; 6.3 Remote hearsay |
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6.3.1 Business and other routine records |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Palmer, Andrew
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Roberts, Andrew
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| ISBN |
9780190313739 |
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0190313730 |
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