| Description |
ix, 481 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Nature of evidence law and the Uniform Evidence Acts -- Ch. 2. Overarching concepts -- Ch. 3. Verbal evidence -- Ch. 4. Documentary evidence and other evidence -- Ch. 5. Relevance -- Ch. 6. the hearsay rule -- Ch. 7. Opinion evidence -- Ch. 8. Admissions -- Ch. 9. Tendency and coincidence evidence -- Ch. 10. Credibility and character evidence -- Ch. 11. Identification evidence -- Ch. 12. Unreliable evidence -- Ch. 13. Privileges -- Ch. 14. Discretions to exclude evidence -- Case table -- Legislation finding list -- Index |
| Summary |
The book comprehensively sets out the operation of current evidence law. It also provides an extensive analysis of the rationale and justifications for evidence law, thereby illuminating the scope and application of the law and providing a basis for the exploration of the manner in which evidence law should be developed to operate in a more fair and efficient manner. The book is structured in a coherent and logical manner and provides a thorough and systematic analysis of the law relating to relevance, credibility evidence, hearsay, similar fact evidence, admissions, opinion evidence, identification evidence and discretions to exclude evidence |
| Notes |
"The law is stated as at 1 May 2011"--p. vii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Evidence (Law)
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Evidence (Law) -- Australia.
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| Author |
Faris, Peter.
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| ISBN |
9781921873294 (paperback) |
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