Evidence: Law and Context
Evidence: Law and Context

Author: Jonathan Doak

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 713

ISBN-13: 1351679538

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Evidence: Law and Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. The book focuses on the essential topics commonly found on Evidence courses covering both criminal evidence and civil evidence. It takes a contextual approach discussing how wider policy debates and societal trends have impacted upon the recent evolution of the law in order to provide students with an explanation as to how and why the law has developed. The fifth edition has been revised to include: coverage of R v Hunter 2015 and its impact on good character evidence; developments in procedures relating to young and vulnerable witnesses; and more in-depth coverage of key cases. Learning points summarise the major principles and rules covered and practical examples are used throughout the text to give better understanding as to how the technical rules are applied in practice. Self-test questions are included in the book, helping students to test their understanding and prepare for assessment. Well written, clear and with a logical structure throughout, it contains all the information necessary for any undergraduate evidence law module.

Analysis of Evidence
Analysis of Evidence

Author: Terence Anderson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-07-11

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780521673167

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This extensively revised second edition covers the basic concepts and principles underlying the logic of proof; the uses and dangers of story-telling; probabilities and proof; the chart method and other methods of analyzing and ordering evidence. They are utilized in fact-investigation, preparing for trial, and in connection with other important decisions in legal processes and criminal investigation and intelligence analysis. Most of the chapters in the new edition have been rewritten; the treatment of fact investigation, probabilities and narrative has been extended; and new examples and exercises have been added.

Evidence in Context
Evidence in Context

Author: Jonathan Doak

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-05-16

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 113632321X

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Evidence in Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader social and theoretical contexts. It informs students of the major debates within the field, providing an explanation as to how and why the law has developed as it has. This third edition has been expanded to cover the field of civil evidence alongside its traditional criminal focus. It has also been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account recent developments in the law and the considerable amount of case law that has emerged since publication of the previous edition. This edition includes a new chapter structure, with new chapters on the adversarial trial and suspect evidence. Updated features include self test questions and advice on further reading at the end of each chapter key learning points which summarise the chapter as well as highlighting the most important issues New and updated chapters on topics such as adversarial trial, witnesses and suspect evidence. Addressing the evolving case law on subjects such as hearsay and bad character which were overhauled in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, this book is an essential purchase for anyone studying evidence law.

Evidence Matters
Evidence Matters

Author: Susan Haack

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-07-28

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1107039967

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Susan Haack brings her distinctive work in theory of knowledge and philosophy of science to bear on real-life legal issues.

Rethinking Evidence
Rethinking Evidence

Author: William Twining

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1139453211

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The Law of Evidence has traditionally been perceived as a dry, highly technical, and mysterious subject. This book argues that problems of evidence in law are closely related to the handling of evidence in other kinds of practical decision-making and other academic disciplines, that it is closely related to common sense and that it is an interesting, lively and accessible subject. These essays develop a readable, coherent historical and theoretical perspective about problems of proof, evidence, and inferential reasoning in law. Although each essay is self-standing, they are woven together to present a sustained argument for a broad inter-disciplinary approach to evidence in litigation, in which the rules of evidence play a subordinate, though significant, role. This revised and enlarged edition includes a revised introduction, the best-known essays in the first edition, and chapters on narrative and argumentation, teaching evidence, and evidence as a multi-disciplinary subject.

Crime, Procedure and Evidence in a Comparative and International Context
Crime, Procedure and Evidence in a Comparative and International Context

Author: John D Jackson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2008-09-29

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1847314627

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This book aims to honour the work of Professor Mirjan Damaška, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a prominent authority for many years in the fields of comparative law, procedural law, evidence, international criminal law and Continental legal history. Professor Damaška 's work is renowned for providing new frameworks for understanding different legal traditions. To celebrate the depth and richness of his work and discuss its implications for the future, the editors have brought together an impressive range of leading scholars from different jurisdictions in the fields of comparative and international law, evidence and criminal law and procedure. Using Professor Damaška's work as a backdrop, the essays make a substantial contribution to the development of comparative law, procedure and evidence. After an introduction by the editors and a tribute by Harold Koh, Dean of Yale Law School, the book is divided into four parts. The first part considers contemporary trends in national criminal procedure, examining cross-fertilisation and the extent to which these trends are resulting in converging practices across national jurisdictions. The second part explores the epistemological environment of rules of evidence and procedure. The third part analyses human rights standards and the phenomenon of hybridisation in transnational and international criminal law. The final part of the book assesses Professor Damaška 's contribution to comparative law and the challenges faced by comparative law in the twenty first century.

Evidence: Law and Context
Evidence: Law and Context

Author: Claire Mcgourlay

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-05-16

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1040022170

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Evidence: Law and Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. The book focuses on the essential topics commonly found on Evidence courses, covering both criminal evidence and civil evidence. Taking a contextual approach, the authors show how wider policy debates and societal trends have impacted upon the recent evolution of the law, helping to explain how and why the law has developed. The sixth edition has been revised to include: the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), and updates on previous statistics on the increase in the use of ‘show pleas,’ false confessions, and miscarriages of justice, alongside a comparative perspective on how the American criminal practice has evolved along a parallel line. Learning points summarise the major principles and rules covered and practical examples are used throughout the text to give better understanding as to how the technical rules are applied in practice. Self-test questions are included in the book, helping students to test their understanding and prepare for assessment. Well written, clear, and with a logical structure throughout, it contains all the information necessary for any undergraduate evidence law module.

Evidence in Context
Evidence in Context

Author: Charles H. Rose (III)

Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780314267375

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This text builds upon current and emerging models of evidence and advocacy instruction, creating synergy between doctrine and skills. With 110 evidentiary problems, two complete cases (one civil, one criminal), advocacy exercises, and examples of proper evidentiary foundations, the book combines the best of both methods through a holistic approach. It allows professors to teach evidentiary issues in context by showcasing them through case analysis. The supporting online multimedia materials and teacher's manual empower professors to fully cover the problems and the case files, teaching what the law is, how to apply it, and why it matters.