The Modern Law Of Evidence

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The Modern Law of Evidence is well established and relied upon as a lucid, engaging and authoritative guide to the contemporary law of evidence. This textbook provides concise analysis of the theory behind the law, with an emphasis on recent discussion and current topics. The ninth edition has been carefully developed and updated to ensure that it remains a thorough and reliable resource for readers. This book is an ideal text for undergraduates and students studying on the BPTC or LPC. It has been cited with approval by the highest appellate courts, not only the House of Lords and the Privy Council, but also by courts around the world, including the Supreme Court of Canada and the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda, thus cementing its reputation as an excellent resource for practitioners and judges. In-depth coverage of all key topics found on law of evidence modules makes this an ideal core text for students studying for academic or professional qualifications Straightforward and direct approach makes a complex subject accessible for students, and has proved very popular over successive editions Provides and examination of the theory behind the law as well as its practical application, helping to engage the reader and encourage analytical thought. New to this edition Fully updated to cover all the latest case law, including the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in Al-Khawaja v UK and Tahery V UK; the decisions of the Supreme Court in R v Horncastle (the admissibility of 'sole or decisive' hearsay), Al Rawi vSecurity Service (closed material procedures and the use of special advocates), Re W (children) (children as witnesses in family proceedings), and R v Maxwell (illegally obtained evidence); and the decisions of the Court of Appeal in R v Majid (the criminal standard of proof), R v Barker (the competence of children in criminal cases), R v W (the cross-examination of children), R v GJB (good character directions in historical sexual abuse cases), R v South (evidence of the bad character of witnesses) and R v Henderson (expert evidence). Includes discussion of the implications of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and the 2011 Law Commission report on expert evidence Table of Contents 1.: Introduction 2.: Preliminaries 3.: Evidence obtained by illegal or unfair means 4.: The burden and standard of proof 5.: Witnesses 6.: Examination-in-Chief 7.: Cross-examination and re-examination 8.: Corroboration and care warnings 9.: Documentary and real evidence 10.: Hearsay in criminal cases 11.: Hearsay admissable by statute in civil proceedings 12.: Hearsay admissable at common law 13.: Confessions 14.: Statutory inferences from an accused's silence or conduct 15.: Evidence of character: evidence of character in civil cases 16.: Evidence of character: evidence of the good character of the accused 17.: Evidence of character: evidence of bad character in criminal cases 18.: Opinion evidence 19.: Public policy 20.: Privilege 21.: Judgments as evidence of the facts upon which they were based 22.: Proof of facts without evidence