Palgrave Law Masters: Evidence 5th ed

Subjects:

Evidence

Contents:

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 Immunit

y

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 5th ed explains the fundamentals and looks at the principles behind it.