Uniform evidence law : Principles and practice / by Francine Feld, Theo Alexander and Mirko Bagaric.

North Ryde, N.S.W. : CCH Australia Limited, 2014

2nd edition.

87007

Evidence (Law) -- Australia.

The Nature of Evidence Law, it's Historical Foundations and the Uniform Evidence Acts

overarching Concepts: Role of Judge and Jury, Burden and Standard of Proof and Types of Evidence

Verbal Evidence: Witnesses- Competence Compellability and Evidence in Chief and Cross-Examination

Documentary Evidence and Other Evidence

Relevance

The Heasay Rule

Opinion Evidence --Tendency and Coincidence Evidence

Credibility and Character Evidence

Identification Evidence

Unreliable Evidence: Corroboration and Warnings

Privileges

Discretions to Exclude Evidence.

This second edition of Uniform Evidence Law: Principles and Practice is an invaluable reference for students of evidence law and litigation practitioners. It provides a succinct, clear and comprehensive statement and analysis of the Uniform Evidence Law as at November 2014. The eBook provides an overarching and detailed analysis of the law of evidence applicable in those jurisdictions that have adopted the model Uniform Evidence Law: the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and now, since 2012, the Northern Territory. Students will gain invaluable insight from the authors who analyse the Uniform Evidence Law by reference to its history, its underlying policy and its operation in practice. Explanations and evaluations of the principles on which the law is based, identification of its often-conflicting rationales, and suggestions for how it might be made more principled and coherent will prove extremely helpful for students. What's new in this edition? This second edition reflects significant updates, given the continued evolution of the Uniform Evidence Act. Changes to the Act reflected in this edition include: its introduction in the Northern Territory the modification of the right to silence in the New South Wales Act the addition of a journalists' privilege in New South Wales and Victoria, and the emergence of some further differences in the interpretation and application of tendency and coincidence evidence between the states. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781925215922

1 online resource (350 pages) : digital